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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 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?

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Jul 2, 2026

Building For The Next 250 Years Will Require Licensure Reform

Stop investing billions in training programs for non-existent entry-level jobs in the trades and start permitting new credentials.

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Jun 19, 2026

Why Summer Jobs For Teens Are Vanishing And Why It Matters

Although this summer is shaping up to be the worst teen job market in 80 years, summer jobs for teens matter more than ever.