This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Robert D. Atkinson, Mark Muro, and Jacob Whiton argue that “growth centers” in the heartland can spread tech innovation to areas that have been left behind. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Vanya Gupta describes key oversights of India’s skilling programs, and offers viable alternatives such as apprenticeship initiatives for young people. • How are skilling programs a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Ann Eisenberg at GreenBiz argues that coal industry policies need to nurture programs and institutions to have lasting effects, rather than serving as short-term band-aids. • How can…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Sam Bloch at The New Food Economy discusses a new report showing that unusual North Atlantic weather oscillations (caused by climate change) result in lower wages, fewer…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dan Mantz describes several ways in which nonprofit organizations can help engage more girls in STEM to broaden the pool of candidates for the future workforce. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Isabel V. Sawhill, Sarah Nzau, and Katherine Guyot use three surveys to describe the state of paid family leave in America. • How can funders work to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cook Medical is an Indiana-based medical technology company that partners with higher education institutions to train its employees to address current skills gaps in the company.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Elizabeth Mann at Brookings discusses how employers can impact, addressing and shrink the skills gap through internal pathways, pay for skils programs, and other outlets. • How…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • There is a significant drop in teacher training enrollment, suggesting a decrease in educators which further exacerbates the teacher shortage. • What are the underlying reasons…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark at Getting Smart argues that work experiences can be as important as formal education (high school and college in particular) in terms of shaping…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Education Dive analyzes a report by Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Pearson which focuses on the changing workforce and provides suggestions on how to transition from traditional…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dyvonne Body explains that rising dependent care costs are burdening families – particularly women – to an unmanageable extent. • How can funders work to address this…