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Joining Forces to Mobilize Business on Early Childhood Education

Julia Barfield, MPH, MSW
Early Childhood Education
Education
K-12 Education
Women
April 25, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Early Childhood Education as a Workforce Issue, TwitterChat Recap
On Wednesday, April 17, the U.S. Chamber Foundation co-hosted a Twitter chat with Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) to engage a broad audience in a conversation about early childhood education as a critical workforce issue. The goal of the chat was to engage individuals, advocates, and employers across the country in a focused discussion where we could all collectively share the data, stories, and research behind this two-generation challenge. We were thrilled with the turnout.

High-Tech Trash: Creating Greener Cities with Smarter Waste Management

Michael Allegretti
Environment
Innovation
April 10, 2019
Corporate Citizenship Center
city
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In today’s world, every city wants to be cleaner, greener, and more sustainable. The path to this goal starts at the most basic level—the management of a city’s waste and recycling in a timely and efficient manner. This is one of the core functions of a well-run city.

Defining the Learner Revolution

Kathleen deLaski, Founder & President, Education Design Lab
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
April 4, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
The Learner Revolution, Education Design Lab
© Education Design Lab
The “Learner Revolution” represents an exhilarating, yet daunting deconstruction of the degree as we know it: a world where a learner will not be tethered to one institution for their degree, where in fact, earning a whole degree will be only one option on a success-focused learner’s menu.

Q&A with Jason Aspiotis, Founder & CEO of Finsophy PBC

Sara Napolitano Matz
Innovation
March 25, 2019
Corporate Citizenship Center
Finsophy
© Finsophy

We recently had the opportunity to speak with Jason Aspiotis, Founder and CEO of Finsophy PBC. Finsophy connects customers, banks, and organizations to create a positive cycle of mission-aligned capital. Read on to learn more about how the company is leveraging technology for social good. 

Are workers ready for skills training? The problem with seeking growth before stability.

Liddy Romero, Managing Director and Founding Member, WorkLab Innovations
Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
March 21, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
WorkLab, Supporting Students Journeys
© WorkLab Innovations
The triple bottom line promise of workforce development is clear—good for the worker, good for the employer, good for the community—but to meet that potential, it’s essential to invest in stabilizing the workers we need to upskill, giving them the foundation they need to persist and succeed.

The Evolution of the Controversial Skills Gap

Cheryl Oldham
Data
Education
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management
Workforce Training
March 14, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
The Controversy of the Skills Gap
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In both prosperous and challenging times, there is an ongoing gap that stands in the way of opportunity for many. Maybe we need to stop calling it the skills gap, or we need to collectively redefine what the gap is. No matter what we call it, we can all agree that the time for solving it is now.

Backup Childcare as an Option for Employer Investment in Early Education

Julia Barfield, MPH, MSW
Early Childhood Education
Education
Women
March 7, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Employers Investing in Backup Childcare
© 2019 Getty Images
Although many businesses recognize the economic and human development impacts of investment in early childhood education, there are many that don’t. And those that have chosen to take action can find it difficult to navigate their options and choose a path forward with confidence. The truth is that there are multiple options and you can let your workforce help you narrow down the choices.

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