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