UNITE-LA's National Strategic Partnerships (NSP) team brings you the April edition of News to Know, our monthly newsletter featuring national workforce and education trends and regional chamber initiatives.

On the national stage, read more about: a high-touch advising program increasing career technical education (CTE) completion in North Carolina, the impact of free child care on poverty rates in New Mexico, Maryland investing in apprenticeship programs and scaling high-demand, non-degree credential offerings in Indiana. For the innovative chamber initiatives across the country, read more about: changing high school diploma pathways in Mobile, AL, partnering with business leaders for K-12 education in Nashville, TN, creating local workforce hubs for tech in Fort Bend, TX, and an education-to-practice pipeline for health care and manufacturing in Rochester, NY.