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Articles, features, and op-eds covering Mike Feinberg's work in workforce development, education equity, and community transformation.

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Mike Feinberg on the 70% of Workforce Success That Has Nothing to Do With Tools

Mike Feinberg explores the often-overlooked human skills — mindset, character, and resilience — that drive the majority of long-term workforce success beyond technical tools and training.

Analytics Insight
2025
Article

Mike Feinberg: Tackling Real Barriers to Employment

A look at how Mike Feinberg and WorkTexas are addressing the systemic and personal barriers that keep people — especially justice-involved youth — from entering and thriving in the workforce.

STL News
2025
Feature

WorkTexas Enlists Multiple Partners to Give Disengaged Youth a Second Chance at Job Training

Education Next covers how WorkTexas is building a coalition of partners to create real pathways for disengaged youth, offering job training and a genuine second chance at economic mobility.

Education Next
2024
Feature

The Mattress Mack Model: How Mike Feinberg's Blueprint in Houston Could Transform Workforce Training

Cyprus Mail examines how Mike Feinberg's community-rooted approach to workforce development in Houston — inspired by local business culture — could serve as a national model for transforming job training.

Cyprus Mail
September 2025
Op-Ed

Mike Feinberg on Why Skilled Trades Are Outpacing Many College Degrees

Mike Feinberg makes the case that skilled trades are increasingly outperforming traditional four-year degrees in terms of earnings, job security, and real-world impact — and why that shift matters for how we educate young people.

The American Reporter
2025