Ryan Craig

Ryan Craig

Senior Contributor|Education

Author of Apprentice Nation: How the "Earn and Learn" Alternative to Higher Education Will Create a Stronger and Fairer America. Also author of College Disrupted and A New U. Managing Director at Achieve Partners, which is engineering the future of learning and earning.

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Aug 28, 2026

In Workforce Development, No One Knows What Works

The fact that we haven’t figured out what works for workforce development has alienated a generation having a horrific time finding its way into and around work.

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Aug 14, 2026

The Decline And Fall Of International Education

Why killed international education? While globalization was upending blue-collar jobs and communities, “elite” universities were getting fat on international students.

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Aug 7, 2026

Wall Street Ate Career Services. Colleges Need To Bite Back.

What happens when banks are the only companies recruiting a nervous generation two years ahead of time? A gravitational distortion of student life.

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Jul 31, 2026

Why Is Everyone In Love With Pre-Apprenticeship Programs?

Why has everyone fallen for pre-apprenticeships? Because there’s something mystical about the word apprenticeship.

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Jul 17, 2026

Why Does Everyone Want To Start A College?

Colleges don’t have a recruitment problem, they have a product problem. So why would anyone want to start a new college?