This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Because women-owned businesses are smaller, with fewer financial resources, they are less resilient to economic shocks. It happened after the financial crisis of 2007-2009, and without intervention, it will happen…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. With the prevailing food security crisis in Afghanistan, the international community must invest in the significant potential of Afghan girls to increase their participation in formal agriculture education and cultivate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. From gas prices to grocery bills, global supply chain disruption and domestic labor shortages continue to ripple across America. The historic deficit of nearly 80,000 truck drivers in the U.S.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Nearly two years ago, I wrote that the 2020s had the potential to be the decade of career and technical education. The world feels as if it has been turned on its…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Over the past two years, the media, politicians, public health authorities, and others have paid close attention to the number of lives lost to COVID-19: more than 800,000 Americans so…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to expanding broadband access, states have a lot on their plate right now. In the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, American Rescue Plan Act, and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA),…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A parent’s role is to provide their children the emotional and material support they need to thrive. But some struggle to meet their children’s’ financial needs through low-wage jobs. These…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. FoodShare South Carolina is aiming to improve food security and fruit and vegetable consumption for communities in Columbia, South Carolina that face limited access to fresh, nutritious foods. The organization operates by creating a once or…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A new study looks at United States unemployment rates during the COVID-19 pandemic to identify the effects of job loss trends on LGBTQ+ populations. LGBTQ+ individuals who are younger, Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In 1912, textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts—mostly immigrant women from countries including Cuba, Ireland, Italy, Syria, and elsewhere—went on strike in response to wage cuts. This strike is sometimes referred to…
Economic inequality in the U.S. has been rising steadily over the past few decades, and this increase has not gone unnoticed by Americans. In this episode of our Trust in…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Workforce systems around the country are facing labor shortages. Forty-two states have more available jobs than workers, and since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly a third of workers younger than 40…