This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce released a report finding that low-income, working college students suffer the consequences of poor policies and insufficient employment opportunities. • The report…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When it comes to preparing our kids for the future, it’s never too early to think big. That’s why “cradle to career” is a rapidly growing field in workforce development,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Cities are focusing on anchor institutions (schools and hospitals) in hopes of enhancing job growth and expanding opportunities for surrounding communities. • Not all local universities are responding…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Conversation explores recent Trump administration policy intended to prop up the fading coal industry, and offers an alternative: Retrain those workers for solar energy jobs,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass is teaming up with SolutionsU, a platform that connects you to stories about responses to the world’s challenges. SolutionsU is a project of the Solutions Journalism Network: a nonprofit organization…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit Quarterly reports on the rise of worker cooperatives in the L.A. area, specifically one particular coffee shop where employees are empowered as business owners. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Jonathan Butcher at The Heritage Foundation suggests that school districts take a closer look at their financials for fraud and waste to help cut unnecessary costs and increase…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Two new parallel surveys of business executives and hiring managers found that new college graduates lack the skills needed to advance in today’s workforce. How can we…
Giving Compass’ Take: · Good Black News reports that John Legend has teamed up with New Profit and Bank of America to support Unlocked Futures, an accelerator program supporting entrepreneurs that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · Chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago, Juan Salgado, discusses the importance of equal and affordable access to higher education and explains that community colleges provide the unique opportunity…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explains that many Americans need better jobs in order to support their children’s education because the education system relies on families. • What is the role…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND has led research for a collaborative effort among companies, schools and other influencers in Appalachia to help local workers get adequate training for the 21st…