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Understanding Unique Training Needs for an Aging Workforce

Sharon Bonney, Chief Executive Officer, COABE
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
October 8, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Unique Needs of an Aging Workforce
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In the United States, 44 million adults lack basic educational and workforce readiness skills, and 28 million do not have the basic digital skills needed for our ever-growing. digitally-enhanced workforce. For these people, getting on track for a job that comes with a livable wage starts with adult education. 

"The Magic Number of Greatness": ASU and Infosys are Opening Doors to Opportunity

Chief Etheridge
Education
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
October 3, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
The house was packed for the ribbon-cutting on the ASU-Infosys partnership on Friday, Sept. 13.
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In his 2008 book “Outliers,” Malcolm Gladwell wrote that “ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness.” The meaning behind this, in theory, is simple. To be considered elite and truly experienced within a certain craft, you must practice it for ten thousand hours. For many looking to join the American workforce today, the chance to start working towards “the magic number of greatness” is out there, it’s just a matter of finding that opportunity. And as Chamber Foundation vice president Jason Tyszko recently wrote, those pathways to opportunity should be co-designed. 

U.S. Chamber Foundation Announces the Commonwealth of Virginia as a Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone

Stephanie Walton
Economic Empowerment
Military Spouses
September 26, 2019
Hiring Our Heroes
Military Spouse Working Group
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WASHINGTON, D.C. —The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes and the Commonwealth of Virginia announce the newest statewide Military Spouse Economic Empowerment Zone (MSEEZ).  

 

Market Failure: Our Childcare System is Broken

Julia Barfield, MPH, MSW
Early Childhood Education
Economic Growth
Education
K-12 Education
Women
September 24, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
ECE is a Broken System
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In this country, the early childhood education system is in market failure. In recent years we have seen the greatest federal funding increases for early childhood education in history, and yet those significant investments just barely make a dent to tackle the need. In 2018, NASEM studied “how to fund early care and education for children…that is accessible, affordable to families, and of high quality, including a well-qualified and adequately supported workforce.” The report concluded that a financial windfall of around $54 billion would be required. 

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