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Are America’s students being educated—or shaped into workforce “widgets”? Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor examines AI, robotics, workforce development, apprenticeships, Workforce Pell Grants, automotive training, federal policy, data tracking, and the expanding education-to-workforce pipeline.

What does an energy-company transaction have to do with education? Lynne Taylor and Deb Fillman trace connections they see among Enbridge, Dominion Energy, ESG, sustainability policy, Green Ribbon Schools, electric school buses, federal agencies and the UN Sustainable Development Goals—and explain why parents should pay attention to utility and environmental policies in their own states.

Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor joins Deb Fillman to examine education workforce alignment, the International Labour Organization, UN Sustainable Development Goals, ESSA, WIOA, lifelong learning, workforce development and data tracking. The discussion questions whether education is moving away from academics toward skills, workforce preparation and internationally influenced economic objectives.

Common Core Diva Lynne Taylor and Deb Fillman examine Rx Kids, a Flint, Michigan cash-payment program for pregnant women and infants, and its relationship to Universal and Guaranteed Basic Income. They follow the money through foundations, government programs and TANF while raising questions about data collection, poverty policy, parental responsibility, education, government dependency, and family autonomy.