Today, with @AdCouncil and nearly 50 leading organizations, we’re delighted to announce the launch of #TearThePaperCeiling, a national campaign that aims to shatter the myth that no degree means no skill. Visit TearThePaperCeiling.org to join the movement. #HireSTARs

A refresher from Reach for the STARs report: workers who share more skills between their current job and their next one are far more likely to actually make that jump. Skill overlap, not credentials, is what predicts upward mobility. Our updated report adds new data and analysis on how this plays out across the labor market, #HireSTARs opportunityatwork.org/topics…

She wrote the FAA policy. A contractor still couldn't hire her. No bachelor's degree. 📄🚫 Government went skills-first. Its contracts didn't. Opportunity@Work's Blair Corcoran de Castillo on why that has to change, in @Forbes 👇 forbes.com/sites/gradsoflife… #TearThePaperCeiling #HireSTARs

America doesn't have a talent shortage. It has an opportunity shortage. 💥 Our CEO @byron_auguste in @USATODAY on the 70M+ STARs ready to work, and why jobs open to them grew nearly 20% last year, to almost 600K. 📈 usatoday.com/story/news/2026… #TearThePaperCeiling #HireSTARs

Workers are anxious about what AI means for their jobs. Policymakers are getting asked what comes next. New: a Policy Playbook for building a skills-based labor market in the AI era. Model executive orders, legislation, and real state case studies. pages.opportunityatwork.org/… #TearThePaperCeiling #HireSTARs

STARs identification is built directly into @LightcastData's Analyst platform. 75M skilled workers without a bachelor's degree, easier than ever for employers to find, right inside a tool they already use. Go see it 👇 opportunityatwork.org/take-a… #TearThePaperCeiling #HireSTARs

Angel served. Angel learned. Walmart hired the skills, not a piece of paper. This is what skills-first hiring looks like. 🫡 #TearThePaperCeiling #HireSTARs tearthepaperceiling.org/stor…

NEW TODAY: "Building an AI-Ready Workforce," the playbook every state needed yesterday. This November, 36 states elect governors who'll inherit a choice: keep filtering out qualified talent, or build hiring that actually expands job mobility. The fix: model executive orders, ready-to-adapt legislation, and real state case studies, backed by new data from our updated Reach for the STARs report. 75+ million STARs (workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes) aren't locked out for lacking skills. The system just isn't built to see them. 33 states, red and blue, are already proving this isn't partisan. Read it here: prnewswire.com/news-releases… #HireSTARs

You've moved to skills-based job descriptions. Now how do you verify candidates actually have those skills? Our new guide, Skills-Based Assessments for Public Sector Hiring, breaks down real strategies from Louisiana, California, Maryland, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, and the federal government. Learn more: opportunity-work.webflow.io/… #SkillsFirst #HireSTARs #PublicSector

70+ million skilled workers. Every region. Every race, ethnicity, gender, generation. Get the full picture in Reach for the STARs: opportunityatwork.org/topics… #TearThePaperCeiling #HireSTARs

"Know before you go." "Show what you know." Kirstie Sims's plain-language reframe for credential transparency and skills validation. Her point: skills-first hiring needs plain language as much as it needs frameworks, especially to reach the 70M+ STARs (workers Skilled Through Alternative Routes) it's meant to help. Read: workshift.org/for-a-skills-b… #SkillsFirst #TearThePaperCeiling