This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Daniele Selby unpacks the legal, cultural, and practical barriers to women’s workforce participation around the world. • Which of these barriers are most significant in communities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy reports that Kevin Kelley is trying to save the traditional American supermarket from online grocery delivery services by helping grocers prepare for a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard V. Reeves, Christopher Pulliam, and Ashley Schobert explain that depending on how you calculate wages, you may find that wages have fallen, grown, or stagnated. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Career-connected learning encourages employers and educators to work together to combine classroom instruction and relevant work experience that will lead students on a positive path forward. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The author highlights organizations such as Project Lead the Way which helps students from Kindergarten through high school learn STEM subjects in their core curriculum. • How will…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • RAND’s American Working Conditions Survey revealed a trend called “unretirement,” meaning that the elderly respondents said that they would return to the workforce for the right opportunity. …
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Nontraditional learners can teach us three things about the necessity of education-to-career pathways. • How are you supporting innovation in education that contributes to the growth and…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Experts say that self-employed people who work in some of the most popular—but lowest paid—occupations have the greatest risk of losing their job to artificial intelligence.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Career services are starting to change as new models emerge that bridge the gap for students and young professionals to provide access to specific careers. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: · New research from the Southern Regional Education Board shows an 11% decline in community college enrollment between 2012 and 2017, raising concerns about lower-skilled workers and workforce preparedness.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • According to the author, philanthropy must invest more in underserved entrepreneurs to stimulate and grow a more inclusive economy. • How can donors support entrepreneurship that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Amelia Harper reports the content of a U.S. Chamber of Commerce discussion on how to address the skills gap through education, specifically early education programs that will…