Education + Talent

Partnerships help students with disabilities prepare for careers while building confidence and independence

Disability Network West Michigan partners with schools and colleges to remove barriers and help students progress toward employment and independent living.

Latest in Education + Talent
New talent report highlights AI gap, workforce shifts in region

The Right Place’s 2026 Talent Report outlines AI challenges, labor shifts, and strategies to attract, develop, and retain the regional workforce.

Workplace accommodations challenge one-size-fits-all approaches for employees

Advocate and guardian collaborate to resolve workplace accommodation gap, highlighting communication, policies, and solutions that keep a worker safely employed.

Health center trains local residents as dental assistants to fill workforce gaps

HealthLinc, a federally qualified health center, covers training costs while preparing local residents for dental assistant jobs, strengthening workforce pipelines and expanding access to care.

The early childhood models in other states inspiring Michigan policy advocates

Michigan is making meaningful strides to advance early childhood education but could make even more by looking to other states' models.

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