Opportunity Nation Working Group Highlights: Workforce Development
Just before the Bureau of Labor Statistics released their October Jobs Report, we convened our Workforce Development working group for a discussion about our collective effort to attain our goal of...
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How are we preparing today’s young adults for tomorrow’s opportunities and...
Today youth disconnection is down to pre-recession levels — below five million — but even though the numbers have shown vast improvement, young adults are still disproportionately impacted by economic...
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New Opportunity Index™ Shows Incarceration, Higher Education Strongly Linked...
New Opportunity Index Shows Incarceration, Higher Education Strongly Linked to State and County Opportunity Scores As unemployment, median household incomes improve, community and health factors slow...
View ArticleOpportunity Nation 2018 Transitions
Dear friends of Opportunity Nation, I’m writing to share that December 31 will be my last day leading Opportunity Nation. Over the last two and a half years it has been an honor for this team to...
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Be The Change, Inc. and The Forum for Youth Investment Announce New Operating...
Be The Change, Inc. and The Forum for Youth Investment Announce New Operating Structure for Opportunity Nation Move Brings Together Like-Minded Programs to Expand Opportunity for All WASHINGTON, DC,...
View ArticleWhat the Opportunity Index Means to ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning
The Opportunity Index is an important and vital resource which has been meaningful to the work of ACT’s Center for Equity in Learning. The Center focuses on closing gaps in equity, opportunity and...
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The Forum for Youth Investment Names Michelle K. Massie Director of...
THE FORUM FOR YOUTH INVESTMENT NAMES MICHELLE K. MASSIE DIRECTOR OF OPPORTUNITY NATION AND STRATEGIC INITIATIVES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Stacy Heit email: stacy@opportunitynation.org Phone:...
View ArticleRecap: Metro-Level Opportunity Index Release
“Opportunity looks different in America for different people. . . The playing field isn’t equal. . . The goal is to get everyone in the game.” -Michelle Massie, Director, Opportunity Nation In an...
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Opportunity [Nation] and the Oscars
There’s nothing quite like the experience of going to the Oscars. Imagine, you are at the snacks table (yes, they feed you cookies and coffee at the Oscars), you turn around and Rami Malek walks past...
View ArticleThe 2019 Ready by 21 Meeting helped us move ONward
The Opportunity Nation team just returned from the Ready by 21 National Meeting in Seattle. The conference, hosted by The Forum for Youth Investment (The Forum) was held from April 23-25 and brought...
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