Supporting the Next Generation of Female Entrepreneurs in a Rural Missouri High School

Center for Education and Workforce
March 17, 2023
High school girls collaborating on a task
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At this very moment, women across the United States are sitting on million-dollar ideas, like a product that fills a niche or a service that solves a unique challenge. And increasingly, women are turning those ideas into entrepreneurship opportunities. Women accounted for 49% of business startups in 2021, a 28% jump from two years earlier. 
Christy Pierce
K-12 Education
Women

Takeaways from the 2022 TPM National Learning Network Summit

Center for Education and Workforce
October 26, 2022
TPM Summit Panel
On Tuesday, September 27th, the U.S. Chamber Foundation hosted the 2022 National Learning Network Summit sponsored by GoEducate, with over 100 in-person attendees and more joining virtually. The Summit brought together faculty, fellows, and partners to collaborate and engage the core element of the TPM Academy® strategies through networking, immersive case studies, breakout rooms, and panels led by an array of subject specialists.
Althea Ulin
Postsecondary Education
Talent Pipeline Management

Addressing the STEM Workforce Shortage

Center for Education and Workforce
October 17, 2022
Two students sitting at a table facing a laptop
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At a time when we need to address STEM labor shortages, we cannot afford to leave segments of our population behind. The National Science Foundation (NSF) supports a strategy to address these issues through the newly funded Community College Presidents’ Initiative in STEM Education. Community colleges, serving the most diverse student body in higher education, are fertile ground for effective diversification of the STEM workforce. 51% of community college students taking college credit classes are students of color.
George R. Boggs
Dr. Charlene Mickens Dukes
Dr. Elizabeth K. Hawthorne
Dr. Clayton A. Railey
Dr. Vera Zdravkovich
Postsecondary Education
STEM
Workforce Training

The Long Fight for Workforce Development Begins Before the Headlines Start

Center for Education and Workforce
September 21, 2022
Amber Rangel Mooney headshot and quote graphic
Amber Rangel Mooney, who participated in the Elite Cohort of the U.S. Chamber Foundation’s Business Leads Fellowship Program (Business Leads), currently works as vice president and director of workforce development at Empire State Development and knows the importance of expanding career growth opportunities first-hand.
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training

Making AI Work for the Labor Market

Center for Education and Workforce
May 25, 2022
Cheryl Oldham testifies to AI Commission panel
Cheryl Oldham, senior vice president at the Center for Education and Workforce (CEW), recently testified with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Artificial Intelligence Commission on Competitiveness, Inclusion, and Innovation (AI Commission) on specific efforts that the U.S. Chamber Foundation has initiated as the country prepares students for the workforce and provides opportunities for others to reskill, with a particular focus on healthcare.
Data
Innovation
Talent Pipeline Management

Childcare Providers—Especially Women of Color—Need Our Support. Here's How We Can Help.

Center for Education and Workforce
March 1, 2022
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Last week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and The Education Trust released the report "Equity in Childcare is Everyone's Business," which examines the importance of addressing the negative impacts of sexism and racism on the childcare industry and proposes ways in which state and local chambers, in partnership with child care providers, can address those issues while supporting children and families.
Cheryl Oldham
Early Childhood Education
Education
Women

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