{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Year-End Roundtable \u2013 Part Two: Reporters","description":" In this episode, part two of our two-part year-end roundtable series, Joe and guest co-host, journalist Paul Fain, chat with three of the top reporters in the apprenticeship space: Colleen Connolly, freelance journalist and regular contributor to Work Shift; Rebecca Griesbach, Senior Data Analyst at the Cowen Institute and former reporter for AL.com and Alabama Education Lab; and Kelly Field, freelance journalist and contributor to The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Hechinger Report. The discussions highlight the top developments in apprenticeship and job-embedded higher education from 2025, as well as the top developments to watch for in 2026. Read Colleen\u2019s recent articles: \u201cCaring for Patients for 26 Years\u2014and Still Not a Nurse\u201d in Work Shift \u201cIn Alabama, Nursing Apprenticeships Aim to Fix a Broken Career Ladder\u201d in Work Shift \u201cNursing apprenticeships are starting to fix a broken career ladder, amid national shortage\u201d in The Hechinger Report Read Rebecca\u2019s recent article for AL.com: \u201cLow-cost Alabama program takes new approach to train teachers: \u2018Transformational\u2019\u201d Read Kelly\u2019s recent articles: \u201cThe Slow Rise of the Apprentice Degree\u201d in The Chronicle of Higher Education \u201cThe US wants more apprenticeships. The UK figured out how to make them coveted roles\u201d in The Hechinger Report This episode was recorded on Dec. 15.   Music by Evgeny Bardyuzha from Pixabay. ","author_name":"Apprenticeship 2.0","author_url":"https:\/\/reach.edu\/podcast","html":"