workforce opportunity
Jody D. | Ohio 22+ Adult High School Diploma Program
Event Date: After leaving high school as a teenager to raise her daughter, Jody decided—at nearly 50 years old—that it was time to finish what she started. As a grandmother of six, she appreciated the flexibility to complete her schoolwork while caring for her grandchildren. She also credits the program’s supportive, encouraging team with helping her reach […]
Read MoreThree key messages for workforce opportunity programs in a world in which minimum wage is rising
Event Date: It shouldn’t be surprising that one of the key messages that resonated with Bernie Sanders’ supporters during the Democratic primary season was the Vermont senator’s proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Sanders voters, after all, skewed quite a bit younger than other candidates — and younger Americans are more impacted […]
Read MoreEight ways to battle the persistent class stratification of higher education
Event Date: The best indicator of whether a person will earn a college degree also appears to be the hardest to change: For nearly half a century, people who come from families in the top quarter of the income strata have made up more than 50 percent of those earning bachelor’s degrees at U.S. universities. That’s according […]
Read MoreThree ways to invest in this nation’s young men of color
Event Date: It has been nearly three years since President Barack Obama, in an address that many remember as one of his most deeply personal, spoke to the nation in the wake of the verdict in the case of Trayvon Martin, an African-American teen from Florida who was shot and killed by a neighborhood watch commander. Rather […]
Read MoreWhat can Ireland tell us about faith-based organizations in public education?
Event Date: Faith-based organizations will play a key role in the implementation of workforce innovation and opportunity plans being rolled out across the country this season. There’s good reason for that: Churches of every shape and size have long been a part of the educational and vocational fabric of this nation — and have long played leading […]
Read MoreA simple fix for helping ensure long-term job stability for at-risk youth
Event Date: For a quick moment, think back to where you developed your work ethic. If you’re being inundated right now with memories of making pizzas in a hot kitchen, cleaning bathrooms in a local motel, or washing cars on long summer days, you’re certainly not alone. Most employed Americans had their first work experiences as teenagers […]
Read MoreOne of the world’s most trusted ‘brands’ is perfect for one-stop workforce centers
Event Date: When Congress passed the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, it called on the Department of Labor to establish a common “brand” for the one-stop career centers that must exist in every area of the country, helping connect workers and job seekers to the businesses that need them. But while it makes sense to seek better […]
Read MoreThree questions that can help ensure equity, not just equality, in workforce training programs
Event Date: Acting U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King has made his priorities crystal clear. As Workforce Investment and Opportunity Act programs launch and grow over coming years, King has told implementers that equity is of paramount importance. Speaking last month to the WOIA “One Team, One Vision, One Conversation" national convening, King told more than […]
Read MoreFive lessons from Washington D.C. for implementing WIOA
Event Date: If you haven’t yet made it through Robert McCartney’s scathing analysis of Washington D.C.’s record on helping its unemployed residents get jobs, don’t fret. The piece, which was first published on Dec. 12 and is still making its rounds among educrats far and wide, takes some time to digest. But for those in the business […]
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