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Report Shows Economic Impact of a Lack of Affordable Childcare in Washington State

Jason Hagey, vice president of communications, AWB
Early Childhood Education
Education
K-12 Education
September 19, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Mounting Costs of Childcare in Washington State
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The lack of access to affordable, high-quality childcare isn’t just a problem for families. A new report found that it’s costing Washington businesses more than $2 billion per year in employee turnover or missed work, and the total cost to the state economy tops more than $6.5 billion per year.

Co-Designing Assessment and Learning: Rethinking Employer Engagement in a Changing World

Jason A. Tyszko
Education
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
September 16, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Co-Designing Assessment and Learning
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We are in an economy that competes on talent. The business community succeeds or fails based on its ability to find and develop a consistent and reliable pipeline of high-quality talent. Thus the business community is very interested in what is taught in our nation’s postsecondary institutions. Rather than an intrusion on postsecondary education’s mission, it is a realization that what postsecondary education does and does not do has a real impact on the success of the business community and the competitiveness of the United States.

The Win-Win Solution for Early Education Infrastructure Challenges

Julia Barfield, MPH, MSW
Early Childhood Education
Economic Growth
Education
Innovation
K-12 Education
September 5, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Twitter Chat: Is Early Ed an Infrastructure Conversation?
On Tuesday, August 27, the Chamber Foundation partnered with Linda Smith of the BPC to host a Twitter chat discussing infrastructure challenges for early childhood education facilities. In a span of 45 minutes, the participants of this chat were able to provide more than one million Twitter accounts with data, research, and case studies arguing for early childhood education to gain a seat at the table where infrastructure conversations are happening. 

Keke Palmer's Saving Our Daughters Partners with The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington to Create “No Bullying Zones” in Washington, D.C.

Curtis Benjamin
Community Improvement
Corporate Citizenship
August 29, 2019
Corporate Citizenship Center
Saving our daughters
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Saving our Daughters (SOD) via actress, singer, and activist, Keke Palmer’s Cinderella Program and Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington (BGCGW), have joined together to launch an initiative called the “No Bullying Z

Looking at Aptitudes Over Interests to Drive Career Pathways

Amy Lancaster-King, Director of Workforce Development, Metro Atlanta Chamber
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
August 29, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Aptitudes Over Interests
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Atlanta’s economy is growing rapidly. In 2018, employers created 58,400 new jobs, and the workforce increased by 2.8 percent. Demand for new employees also jumped, with more than half a million job openings in the metro area – nearly 10 percent more than 2017. But despite this tremendous opportunity, like other growing areas, the Atlanta region is competing for talent at home and abroad to ensure economic prosperity and competitiveness in the years ahead. 

Rural Renewal: Using Best Practices to Stay Competitive

Michel Freedman, founder and CEO of Practical Academics
Economic Growth
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
August 27, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Rural Renewal
A core responsibility of a chamber or local economic development agency is to support the economic vitality of the communities they serve. To succeed in that role, it is critical to keep abreast of trends in society to anticipate change and stay ahead. By focusing on building a strong economic foundation for a rural community, that leverages existing resources and tools wherever possible, community leaders can develop a powerful toolkit for courting individuals and business to consider relocating to their towns. 

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