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May 2, 2023
Needed: An overhaul of how workers are trained and educated
Writing for the Boston Globe, Tracy Palandjian, CEO of Social Finance, and Deval Patrick, former Massachusetts governor and Social Finance board member, share how we can leverage unprecedented federal investment to transform the US workforce.
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Apr 27, 2023
We All Deserve Redemption
Writing for Newsweek, Sheena Meade of Clean Slate Initiative shares the importance of clean slate legislation and creating second chances for people with criminal records.
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Apr 25, 2023
VOICES: Building ‘civic infrastructure’ key to creating equitable outcomes
Writing for Dayton Daily News, StriveTogether CEO Jennifer Blatz celebrates Learn to Earn Dayton's designation as a systems transformation community and describes their impact so far.
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Apr 24, 2023
Despite Layoffs, There Are Still Lots Of Jobs Out There. So Where Are They?
NPR highlights Per Scholas for their work providing in-demand skills to workers.
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Mar 27, 2023
Funders Back an Organization that Puts People Impacted by the Justice System in Front
Inside Philanthropy highlights JustLeadershipUSA and reports on the upcoming launch of the Just Us Coordinating Council, supported by the Justice and Mobility Fund.
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Mar 26, 2023
COVID’s education crisis: A lost generation?
Geoffrey Canada and Kwame Owusu-Kesse of Harlem Children's Zone join CBS Sunday Morning to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on students in the US.
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Mar 23, 2023
Code for America is teaming with DC and Maryland to improve government benefit access
Technical.ly reports on Code for America's Safety Net Innovation Lab and its new partnership with the Maryland and DC to improve access to SNAP and WIC benefits.
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Mar 15, 2023
Is it possible to avoid student debt? These career, education tracks offer a different path
USA Today highlights Merit America as an example of skills training programs that can serve as alternatives to four-year higher education institutions.
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Mar 14, 2023
Ideas We Should Steal: Training Workers for Well-Paying Jobs
The Philadelphia Citizen uplifts Social Finance's Pay It Forward program in New Jersey as a workforce development model worth replicating in Philadelphia.
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Mar 13, 2023
Big push to train workers for lucrative jobs in Miami’s growing technology arena
In an article on Miami's growing tech industry, the Miami Herald highlights CodePath's work to advance tech education in the region.