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Second Chances

Second Chances

Workforce Promise programs are getting some new twists, and Birmingham’s Second Chance Scholarship pilot, supported by The Aspen Institute, is a great example. This program is targeted at recent high school graduates who...
Meet Polly

Meet Polly

Workforce Have you heard about the Human Library?  If you haven’t, I strongly recommend you check it out. Whether you participate online or at a local popup, it’s about engaging in conversation with people you might...
A Libertarian Point of View

A Libertarian Point of View

Workforce I know, I know, there’s just too much out there to read.  And it’s too hard to figure out the “slant” of what you are reading anyway.  But I’m going to give this one a recommendation anyway because...
How to Lose the War for Talent

How to Lose the War for Talent

Workforce I have created and shared content for years designed to help economic developers in states and communities figure out how to best support the interdependence between their citizens (because that’s who talent is) and...
A new talent challenge

A new talent challenge

Workforce Desire to migrate outside the United States has tripled among young women in the last decade, and risen with older women as well. Meanwhile 450,000 women have left the labor market since January 2025, with the steepest...