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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaett0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AWhi' cority Co eges play `ssential rLiles n workorce development, their effective- ness vanes greatly by '-atin. kromising praices abound, yet they often are not wdely rep icatd. An irnport-ant drivr f w orkforCe developmont performarice across commun ity coeges is difterenccs in their fis:a capmty and state :IC / environment. * Statr and Federal g*v-r nment s ca hei nure sr e success of cornmunity calegos as workforce de veopmenrt engines across aii geographies by eracting a supportive poiCy framework. Coirnunity colleges have long been tahked with edu- ating a workforce that meets local, regona, and state nteds. This role, how it has evolved, and how it is car- tied out today is unite in the Uuited States. As James Jacobs and Nennifm:r Worth note, many, other countries have a work-based learning systei that respond to anid supports natinal economic ai d. e¼V'eopment strat-- egies However, in the United States, the wvk> rc m response is ighly decentralized, relying in pact >though not comp etely) on community colleges that resp-nd to the nceds o: local residents, stidents, workers, and i.dlustries. This results in a regionalV' respo nsaye approach with clear strengths (e.g., a dirct con ection to sttr-- dents arld industries) but also equalh clear chalienges (e.g. inco nssteut uniding and drectumi). Thus, when Hnarry J idolzer, Rachel ipso, and Grog Wright ask if coinmiunity colleges are achieving their workforce development potenial the answer is both no and- more niportaitly-----s The answer -writ lrge- must be no because there is not a state and federal polic environment sufficient to eiatle t success of Cmunny colleges as work- force deelr:oprmet engines at scale. However, at a local anid sotimenes even state level, the answer is resound- Across the couan t', cimunit y celieges are iiving out their workforce potential, to the great benefit of their stucents, businesses, anid regional economies. Time a:n agin, tnese jsnttutons have found wax's thrigh, around, inder, and over the many barriers tn their suc- cess in devel.oping and delivering responsive and rele- vant workforce program. They provide noEs that can and should be scaled aeross states and te country so t;at conmmnunity colleges are given the tools e ted to deliver filly on tteir workforce potential and mission.

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