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Quality Employment

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    How Teacher Evaluations Have Changed the Job of Principals

    Chalkbeat Nov 2, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Chalkbeat discusses a new study that suggests teacher evaluation overhauls may have had an even greater impact on principals than initially intended, possibly worsening school relationships.…

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    How to Help Disadvantaged Youth Get High-Quality Jobs

    Brookings Nov 2, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from Brookings identifies interventions that can help disadvantaged youth find high-quality jobs.  • Which of these, or which combination, is most appropriate in your area? …

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    Schools and Businesses Must Collaborate on Teaching Skills Employers Need

    The 74 Oct 31, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Schools need to work in tandem with companies to help students build skills that employers need to stay ahead of the curve when it comes to education…

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    Where Students Learn Will Be Pivotal For Future Jobs

    Inside Sources Oct 31, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Colleges need to get more innovative when preparing students for the future needs of the job market, as there is already a global talent shortage. Cooperative education…

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    Apprenticeship Program Trains Students for High-Paid Tech Jobs of Tomorrow

    The 74 Oct 31, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kenzie Academy’s apprenticeship program recruits students interested in pursuing careers in tech who are thinking of alternative post-secondary education options.   • More apprenticeship and CTE programs are becoming…

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    Launching Four New Workforce Leadership Academies Will Help Job Growth

    The Aspen Institute Oct 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute is opening four new workforce leadership academies that provide skills training to inspire collaborative solutions to community issues.  • How can philanthropists help support workforce…

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    How Do You Prepare Students for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet?

    EdSurge Oct 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge interviews Karen Cator, the CEO of Digital Promise, about the future digitalization of the workforce and how to prepare students. • Cator brings up how…

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    College Isn’t the Only Path to a Good Job

    The 74 Oct 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 highlights a new report that shows how one-quarter of good jobs (those that pay at least $35,000 for workers ages 25 to 44) are…

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    Learning Blue-Collar Job Skills Will Pay Off

    The Hechinger Report Oct 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • When discussing the future of the workforce and automation, The Hechinger Report explains why more vocational training will pay off for students in high school now. …

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    Designing a High School for 21st Century Blue-collar America

    The Guardian Oct 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new school’s superintendent in Janesville, Wisconsin is trying to design a high school curriculum that is career-focused on blue-collar jobs.  • How sustainable is this approach? How…

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    Creating Financial Stability: How To Really Help American Workers

    B the Change Oct 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • B the Change profiles Rhino Food, which has implemented a program that allows employees to borrow $1,000 from their local credit union if they need it,…

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    Women in Science Are Underrepresented In Leadership Roles

    Scientific American Blog Network Oct 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is on a mission to enroll more women as cancer researchers and work hard to fund women in science to get…

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