In 2020, Workforce Matters will be streamlining our work to focus on one overarching goal: Supporting an equitable response to and recovery from COVID-19 by continuing to support learning, networking, and collaboration among workforce grantmakers.
This page contains regularly-updated information on upcoming events, helpful resources, and COVID-19 resource collections from our partners in the field and colleagues at other philanthropic support organizations. In addition to this page, Workforce Matters can further support you in your work to respond to COVID-19 through our other communications channels:
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COVID-19 Response and Recovery Events
| Timestamp | Date | Time (ET) | Title | Sponsor | Description | Registration Link | Registration | Issue Areas | Populations | Recording Link | Recording | Your Name | Additional Notes | Your Organization |
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| 06/01/2020 09:41 AM | 07/08/2020 | 02:00 PM | State Budgets Post-Crisis & Medicaid: What Families Can Expect | Children, Youth & Family Funders Roundtable | The economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis is projected to deeply impact state budgets for years. This likely means budget cuts. As Medicaid is a large portion of state budgets, it is one area likely to be affected, but how? What will state budget cuts mean for children and families? Featuring: Joan Alker & Edwin Park, Georgetown University Center on Children and Families; and Judy Solomon, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001gQx0wo1MXDpqvvjZ0aMAwW1uMNu1u8GYhPw8gk0eoYPNM9rfi61-fk3bMIKd14fmniEqqPEnhIombjaq2hTF-tWDWVbN9orn_hqXfdUMGwoQmmpg0H4Pr_MBSx_dlsn4r2nvriRqDuiqj1UvuJ0BhQcIMJqsU-GnzHEvptlSmgJ-DQJpWg0AymIb-ZgPc-oV0M6iL0xvDXfq9UYTy_9DRxEdWPchCwcmCq0wszQlilY-yD4u61UVd1k8xJMzt-DRsrUP4RhNb4wXZ-mszBRxPQ==&c=o9tIiIRsnmo466Rc4-xmi_J-MAbL-lNGh_Aa-TwJcbAaFH95STGbyQ==&ch=xXkd1Zwt2XZmySkBjNy3eBUQIhNZMXyhR_Y0sh17yyJzhxJxw6sMuA== | Link | Children | ||||||
| 06/15/2020 11:09 AM | 06/25/2020 | 02:00 PM | THE INDISPENSABLE INSTITUTION: REIMAGINING COMMUNITY COLLEGE | Opportunity America | As the nation rebuilds in the wake of the pandemic, millions of Americans will need fast, job-focused upskilling and reskilling before they can return to work productively. No institution is better positioned to take on the challenge – new demand for safety training, technical training, IT training and more – than the nation’s 1,100 two-year community and technical colleges. A new report-length call to action by a group of educators, education reformers, researchers and policy thinkers lays out the challenge ahead and proposes a road map for reform – how community colleges can and should step up as the nation’s premier provider of workforce education. | https://opportunityamericaonline.org/indispensableinstitution/ | Link | Education + Training | ||||||
| 06/10/2020 07:50 AM | 06/23/2020 | 01:00 PM | Thriving Youth Need Racial Equity | Grantmakers for Thriving Youth | Voices and lived experiences of youth as critical touch-points for shaping anti-racist education policy and approaches to social-emotional development Findings and recommendations of new Education Trust research—Voices of Youth and Families: Equity Considerations in Social, Emotional and Academic Development (Nancy Duchesneau, Spencer Fellow for Social, Emotional and Academic Development, and Heather Rieman, Director of P-12 Policy, Ed Trust) Responses and critiques from district and community-based leaders (Chris Chatmon, CEO, Kingmakers of Oakland and Maurice Swinney, Chief Equity Officer, Chicago Public Schools) How philanthropy should act to advance racial equity in education. What changes are needed in philanthropic practice? | https://npesf.z2systems.com/np/clients/npesf/eventRegistration.jsp?event=53& | Link | Racial Equity | Youth | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 06/22/2020 12:27 PM | 06/23/2020 | 10:30 AM | SOS: Supporting Employees of Color in the Age of Covid-19 | Associated Black Charities | America has discovered that its “essential workers” are Black and other non-Black People of Color: the very same people who are usually “…last hired and first fired”, lower-wage, lower benefits, in maximum risk environments, and among that last to successfully recover, economically, from any crisis. What should employers be doing to support these workers as Maryland transitions to different phases of opening? How will conversations – regarding pay, benefits, how we function in our workspaces, and what “business as usual” looks like – change in this continuing Age of Covid-19? Join us as we examine these issues and more. | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sos-supporting-employees-of-color-in-the-age-of-covid-19-tickets-109760635014 | Link | Employment, Workers' Rights | People of Color | |||||
| 06/15/2020 11:03 AM | 06/19/2020 | 03:00 PM | Race, artificial intelligence, and systemic inequalities | Brookings | As the use of AI becomes more common in employment, housing, credit, and even college admissions decisions, it’s important to consider racial biases that may influence the creation and execution of machine learning algorithms, and the individuals impacted by them. Equally significant are the roles of anti-discrimination laws and other guardrails in averting both intended and unintended negative consequences. On June 19, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings will host a webinar of distinguished computer, social scientists and legal experts to talk about the intersection of race, AI, and systemic inequalities. The discussion will share existing research in this area and explore how fairness, equity, and ethics can be better addressed in the development of AI systems. | https://www.brookings.edu/events/webinar-race-artificial-intelligence-and-systemic-inequalities/ | Link | Employment, Income, Workers' Rights | People of Color | |||||
| 06/08/2020 11:48 AM | 06/18/2020 | 01:00 PM | NPower's Breaking Through, Rising Up Research Launch Event | NPower + Citi Foundation | A virtual event to share newly released research about strategies to propel young women of color into careers in technology. | https://npower.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b_SGrt3DSr6IBo-Asfj64w | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Income | Women | |||||
| 06/15/2020 11:04 AM | 06/18/2020 | 01:00 PM | Automation, training, and the middle class | Brookings | On June 18, the Future of the Middle Class Initiative at Brookings will host a webinar on automation, training, and the middle class. The event will feature expert paper presentations and moderated discussions on issues related to the role of community colleges and employers in retraining workers, and what to do about retraining after COVID-19. | https://www.brookings.edu/events/webinar-automation-training-and-the-middle-class/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Income | ||||||
| 06/01/2020 09:40 AM | 06/17/2020 | 02:00 PM | What Funders Can Do to Stabilize Children's Lives Now | Children, Youth & Family Funders Roundtable | During this follow-up funder discussion, we'll talk about funding strategies that build stability for children. Featuring: Jennifer Ng'andu, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Jennifer Stavrakos, William Penn Foundation | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRsGCHD-JxdySx-skUVZFemagQV_WoAe060h4hqtapdIVIAg/viewform | Link | children | ||||||
| 06/01/2020 06:10 PM | 06/17/2020 | 02:00 PM | Digital Inclusion 101: Who has internet access, why, and what can funders do about it? | Workforce Matters, Economic Opportunity Funders, Youth Transition Funders Group | Remote learning and working are creating opportunity for some while widening the digital divide for others. Workforce and economic opportunity funders have an opportunity to learn more about digital access and inclusion research and policy and roles that philanthropy can play in this space to increase equitable access to the tools that facilitate economic opportunity. Join Workforce Matters and our partners at Economic Opportunity Funders and Youth Transition Funders Group for a conversation about Pew Research Center's research and findings; the work of the National Digital Inclusion Alliance and the DigitalUS coalition; and work being funded and spearheaded by the Cleveland Foundation. | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2-dnweg1SO6VMqMIGmEeBA | Link | Education + Training, Broadband/Internet Access, Digital Inclusion | Immigrants, People of Color, People with Disabilities, Undocumented Workers, Youth | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 06/08/2020 12:29 PM | 06/17/2020 | 11:00 AM | How Can Data Science Support an Inclusive Recovery? | Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth | Join data.org and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth for a discussion on how we can harness the power of data science in the wake of COVID-19's economic impact. By tapping into the expertise of a broad pool of thinkers and doers, we can catalyze innovative and scalable solutions to help individuals and communities thrive, all the while building resilience to withstand future challenges. | https://www.mastercardcenter.org/events/webinar-how-can-data-science-support-inclusive-recovery?cmp=organic.newsletter.email.events.data4good.all.global.june_events20. | Link | |||||||
| 06/10/2020 08:16 AM | 06/17/2020 | 02:00 PM | Ask Us Anything: Lessons from the Great Recession | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | ane Oates, president of the nonprofit WorkingNation and former assistant secretary of the Employment and Training Administration, and Carl Van Horn, director of the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, will hold a fireside chat focusing on their reflections on the current workforce landscape. They will also discuss how lessons learned from the Great Recession can inform effective pandemic recovery responses and investments. | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_OEFT9X2gT0apz5UupcsMXw?utm_source=Atlanta+Fed+E-mail+Subscriptions&utm_campaign=b9116d8b53-cweo-wd-month-2019-09-17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b7a27f0b85-b9116d8b53-258892977 | Link | Employment, Income | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | ||||
| 06/10/2020 07:58 AM | 06/16/2020 | 12:00 PM | Refugees, Resilience, and COVID-19: Opportunities for Philanthropic Engagement | Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees | Refugees live at the intersection of many of the inequities and vulnerabilities that COVID-19 has illuminated and deepened. This webinar will consider what role philanthropy can play in responding to these issues, both in the short-term and to advance long-term change. Our panel of experts will consider these gaps and needs—and where the greatest opportunities for leverage and transformation lie. Join us to hear about how you can address these issues within your community and grantmaking priority. | https://www.gcir.org/programs/2020/6/refugees-resilience-and-COVID-19 | Link | Employment, Income, Workers' Rights | Immigrants, Refugees | https://www.gcir.org/materials/6-20/refugees-resilience-COVID-19-opportunities-for-philanthropic-engagement | Link | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/15/2020 11:05 AM | 06/16/2020 | 02:00 PM | Middle class economic security during the COVID-19 crisis | Brookings | On June 16, join the Future of the Middle Class Initiative as they discuss the results of a recent survey and its implications on financial security and household stability in this troubling time. Jeff Larrimore of the Federal Reserve Board will provide an in-depth look at the results, followed by a panel conversation where he will be joined by Brookings scholars Jenny Schuetz, Camille Busette, and Richard Reeves. | https://www.brookings.edu/events/webinar-middle-class-economic-security-during-the-covid-19-crisis/ | Link | |||||||
| 06/08/2020 11:17 AM | 06/12/2020 | 02:00 PM | Reopening America — Equitable solutions for workers and their families in the COVID-19 era | Brookings | Though the United States has begun to reopen, COVID-19 will continue to profoundly and inequitably impact societal, community, and individual well-being. This necessitates equity-focused policy solutions on a range of issues from health care and child care to support for displaced, undocumented, and informal workers. On June 12, the Governance Studies and Metropolitan Policy programs at Brookings will cohost a webinar to discuss equitable solutions for workers and their families. | https://www.brookings.edu/events/webinar-reopening-america-equitable-solutions-for-workers-and-their-families-in-the-covid-19-era/?utm_campaign=Events%3A%20COMM&utm_medium=email&utm_content=89106228&utm_source=hs_email | Link | |||||||
| 06/01/2020 06:08 PM | 06/11/2020 | 02:30 PM | Remote Learning: Building CBO Capacity and Supporting Learner Success | Workforce Matters, Economic Opportunity Funders, YTFG | Interested in learning about how to support and build the capacity of community-based organizations and other education/training partners as programs transition to online formats? How about tried-and-true methods of supporting clients and participants in remote learning programs? Join Workforce Matters and our partners at Economic Opportunity Funders and Youth Transition Funders Group to learn about the work that Microsoft, World Education's EdTech Center and TechSoup have been undertaking to support an equitable and successful transition to remote learning. | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cVCpi4bmRGCZmqav5-NvBg | Link | Education + Training, Remote learning/technology | https://vimeo.com/428353972 | Link | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | ||
| 06/01/2020 09:39 AM | 06/11/2020 | 01:00 PM | Stabilizing Children's Lives During Crisis | Children, Youth & Family Funders Roundtable | During this Meet the Researcher webinar, we'll hear from Gina Adams at the Urban Institute about ways in which the current crisis has affected children. Gina will share thoughts on how funder strategies fit into the web of supports. | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeRsGCHD-JxdySx-skUVZFemagQV_WoAe060h4hqtapdIVIAg/viewform | Link | Children | ||||||
| 06/08/2020 11:18 AM | 06/10/2020 | 02:00 PM | Mitigating the economic impacts of COVID-19 in rural areas | Brookings | Although initially presumed to be isolated from the worst of COVID-19, the virus is now spreading rapidly to smaller and more rural areas. Not only do rural communities lack the critical health care infrastructure and financial resources to adequately address the crisis, but they are also disproportionately vulnerable to its economic ramifications. Rural areas have higher poverty rates, are still struggling to recover from the Great Recession, and have a higher share of the most immediately vulnerable industries like retail and hospitality. Moreover, broadband is lacking in these areas, making it difficult to identify and access emerging information and resources. On Wednesday, June 10, the Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking at Brookings will host a conversation exploring how hyperlocal rural organizations are working to mitigate the economic impacts of COVID-19 on the ground. | https://www.brookings.edu/events/webinar-mitigating-the-economic-impacts-of-covid-19-in-rural-areas/?utm_campaign=Events%3A%20COMM&utm_medium=email&utm_content=89106228&utm_source=hs_email | ||||||||
| 06/08/2020 12:31 PM | 06/10/2020 | 11:00 AM | An Uneven State of the Union: How the Pandemic Lays Bare America's Coastal-Heartland Gap and How to Act to Close It | The Fletcher School + Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth | Join us for our upcoming webinar on Wednesday, June 10, 2020 to learn the results of new research for timely action and how it can be used to give policymakers, business leaders and innovators a sense of the future path of COVID-19 in the US, its ultimate economic impact, and what needs to be done next. We shall explore the differences between the coastal and the heartland states and essential vulnerabilities in areas ranging from remote working and distributing stimulus relief to sustaining America's food supply. This webinar is our second in a series that is a part of IDEA 2030: Imagining a Digital Economy for All, a research initiative by The Fletcher School’s Institute for Business in the Global Context supported by the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. | https://tufts.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_KZsZdwQbTfaqwXcWjSH9vQ?et_cid=102316&et_subid=18730014&et_mid=6331618&utm_campaign=Newsletter+2020+-+2&utm_medium=bitly&utm_source=Website | Link | |||||||
| 06/08/2020 11:16 AM | 06/09/2020 | 02:00 PM | Open to Good Jobs: Now is the Time to Improve Equity and Job Quality in Restaurant Work | Economic Opportunities Program The Aspen Institute | In this conversation, "Open to Good Jobs: Now is the Time to Improve Equity and Job Quality in Restaurant Work," we’ll talk about ideas for business practices, public policies, and partnerships, including an innovative public/private effort that’s addressing the interests that workers, small business owners, and communities all share in a thriving restaurant sector. | https://aspeninst.zoom.us/webinar/register/2915916224002/WN_Z40g1BJBQW2i7i9kPzBK0g | Employment, Workers' Rights | |||||||
| 06/08/2020 11:21 AM | 06/08/2020 | 12:00 PM | JFF Horizons: Designing a Future that Works Virtual Conference | Jobs for the Future | https://www.jffhorizons.org/ | Link | ||||||||
| 06/01/2020 09:49 AM | 06/05/2020 | 02:30 PM | Webinar: Employment after incarceration—Fair chance hiring in the COVID-19 era | Brookings | On June 5, the Governance Studies and Metropolitan Policy programs at Brookings will cohost a conversation about fair chance hiring in a post-COVID-19 environment. We will hear first-hand what it’s like to search for a job after being incarcerated, including discussion on the barriers that already existed pre-COVID. Employers will also discuss their efforts to improve job accessibility through equitable staffing processes and lessons that have been learned. We will conclude with a conversation about how coronavirus has changed the labor market for returning citizens over the past three months, and solutions that are necessary to support them more during this exceptionally difficult time. | https://www.brookings.edu/events/webinar-employment-after-incarceration-fair-chance-hiring-in-the-covid-19-era/?utm_campaign=Events%3A%20COMM&utm_medium=email&utm_content=88732721&utm_source=hs_email | Link | Employment, Workers' Rights | Returning Citizens | |||||
| 05/22/2020 04:37 PM | 06/04/2020 | 03:00 PM | Facilitating Online Learning with Open Educational Resources in Uncertain Times | New America | Join us on Thursday June 4 3-4:30 pm Eastern to hear from a panel of experts on leveraging open educational resources (OER) to meet student and institutional needs. Presenters will cover available resources and repositories of OER, how to identify high-quality resources, how to build institutional teams to support OER usage, and best practices for using OER in online or hybrid course environments. These resources and recommendations for institutions, faculty members, and other leaders can help colleges lower students’ cost of materials, provide tailored curriculum, and draw from a variety of existing course materials to achieve course goals. | https://newamerica.zoom.us/webinar/register/tJwqcOCqqDgjGtx18_df317HNdvT8HsWGbf3/success?user_id=Z410mh5iSoi3k_dT1ADxSg&timezone_id=America%2FNew_York | Link | Education + Training | Job seekers/workers accessing remote learning | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 05/22/2020 04:19 PM | 06/03/2020 | 04:00 PM | Funder Town Hall on Summer Jobs and Service Corps Programs | Youth Transition Funders Group, Workforce Matters, Aspen Forum for Community Solutions | Join YTFG and our partners at The Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions, Communities for Just Schools Fund, Economic Opportunity Funders, Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, and Workforce Matters for a funders-only virtual town hall to discuss field and philanthropic solutions for what youth summer jobs and service corps programs can look like in a COVID world. | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IuYqySaRQQyCQR29QG1HWw | Link | Education + Training, Employment | Youth | https://t.e2ma.net/click/qqz8jjb/2vrbt1b/q2sfqzc | Link | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 05/21/2020 09:58 AM | 06/03/2020 | 12:00 PM | The ADA Generation: New Perspectives on Employment and College Graduates with Disabilities | Kessler Foundation | Sharing findings from the 2020 Kessler Foundation National Employment & Disability Survey: Recent College Graduates | https://unh.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_UQw6Tq_DTLafGyiIEZ7biA | Link | Employment | People with Disabilities | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 05/21/2020 10:16 AM | 06/03/2020 | 02:00 PM | American Workers' Digital Skills: What the Data Tells Us | National Skills Coalition | In this webinar: Hear a detailed perspective on US workers' digital skills pre-pandemic, including breakouts by industry and demographic category. Find out what data from a rigorous nationwide assessment tells us about the new landscape of digital skills -- and how the pandemic may change this landscape in the months ahead. Wear your data hat and get ready for some pie charts! | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_53_U44_kQna2yAsgC9kW9w?emci=38cdee8f-b596-ea11-86e9-00155d03b5dd&emdi=14bdc2f3-d699-ea11-86e9-00155d03b5dd&ceid=2686015 | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Digital literacy | Workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 05/27/2020 11:38 AM | 06/03/2020 | 12:30 PM | JPMCI Data Dialogue: How COVID-19 Could Widen Racial Gaps | JPMC Institute | Marc Morial, President of the National Urban League, Michael McAfee, President & CEO of PolicyLink, Jessica Fulton, Vice President at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and moderated by Fiona Greig, Director of Consumer Research at the JPMC Institute. Panelists will discuss the economic impact of COVID-19 on minority communities, targeted financial support for families, and what can be done to promote inclusive recovery. | https://institute.jpmchase.com/T/v40000017256f5d22eb94001f4bbe5be68/be424e7a30a143120000021ef3a0bcc3/be424e7a-30a1-4312-bd87-21cc0e4385ad?__F__=v0fUYvjHMDjRPMSh3tviDHXIoXcPxvDgUUCCPvXMWoX_0JoZLAZABQFwVMyBKGlLqlhVtqlKxwACamD_KRala3NWom4UXhz7NRtlSrUxUPVYg5NSij6xkElExPkG77TYgEITLbzUKke4PmSjKoG4J_3LYgIU5YdwBcX5NXa5rw1SBF_bXQsoW84BiCn59TaOaHxi38qTo1e0r-fvGuCyEASaM4CIXyI0ccbjzAoSAbum1_2CQCpVGvWBqQsz5aNPr7bz-gjOS1KgjN35ql-v8xzKA9aJucPuEJ4FzKcF9e2HZ1mfmeyK3wHWiNN8wheGQh | Link | Employment, Income | People of Color | https://institute.jpmorganchase.com/institute/research/household-income-spending/data-dialogue-national-urban-league | Link | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 05/11/2020 10:11 AM | 05/28/2020 | 02:00 PM | Towards an Equitable Response and Recovery: Grantmaking Strategy Under COVID-19 | Workforce Matters | Interested in learning more about how your peers are tackling the challenges of grantmaking in the COVID-19 era? Join us to discuss the strategies three foundations are using to respond to working families' near-term needs related to income, employment, job training, and supportive services while sustaining their long-term work to reduce disparities and injustices and advance family economic security. | https://workforce-matters.org/05-28-20-covid-response-webinar/ | Link | https://vimeo.com/424925738 | Link | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | |||
| 05/19/2020 01:58 PM | 05/28/2020 | 01:00 PM | Anti-Blackness and Transformative Organizing in the Time of COVID-19 | Funders Together to End Homelessness | We are excited to deepen our own knowledge and learn alongside our members in this two-part webinar series on white dominant culture, anti-blackness, and transformative organizing. Through this webinar series, we hope funders will deepen their understanding of how we can shift the way we work in our organizations to create more equitable grantmaking practices that will benefit our grantee partners and people of color experiencing homelessness. | http://www.funderstogether.org/anti_blackness_and_transformative_organizing_in_the_time_of_covid_19 | Link | http://www.funderstogether.org/anti_blackness_and_transformative_organizing_in_the_time_of_covid_19||Link||Link | http://www.funderstogether.org/anti_blackness_and_transformative_organizing_in_the_time_of_covid_19||Link||Link||Link | |||||
| 05/21/2020 10:20 AM | 05/27/2020 | 12:00 PM | NCRP WEBINAR: MOVING A PROGRESSIVE AGENDA IN THIS TIME OF CRISIS | NCRP | Funder strategy conversation hosted by NCRP on how to not just provide immediate relief, but also long-term support that empowers communities beyond the current moment. NCRP President and CEO Aaron Dorfman will moderate a panel that includes: Rep. Pramila Jayapal, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Carmen Rojas, incoming president, Marguerite Casey Foundation Karen McNeil-Miller, president and CEO, Colorado Health Foundation Hilary Pennington, executive vice president, Ford Foundation | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sFHoAZHkSTaLavPwsTARfg | Link | Philanthropic strategy | https://youtu.be/ITR5uLa2ku4 | Link | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | ||
| 05/20/2020 03:05 PM | 05/27/2020 | 01:00 PM | Adapting to the Future of Work: Transforming Systems to Advance Young Adult Economic Mobility | JobsFirstNYC | Understanding the National Landscape, Learning from other Cities, and Reimagining the Young Adult Workforce Development System will feature experts from across the country to baseline the discussion and provide a national perspective on young adult employment trends, learn from how other cities have transformed their systems to better support young adult economic mobility, and reflect on past policy and practice solutions that have helped connect young adults to the economic life of their communities. | https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adapting-to-the-future-of-work-transforming-systems-to-advance-young-adult-economic-mobility-registration-104766513462 | Link | Education + Training, Employment | Youth | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | |||
| 05/14/2020 06:29 AM | 05/22/2020 | 11:00 AM | Removing Barriers to Transformational Philanthropy in Response to COVID-19 & Beyond | NFG | JustFund and Amalgamated Foundation have built a powerful combined service designed to rapidly respond to urgent needs in the wake of COVID-19. We are supporting funders to pivot in this critical moment to move more resources, more quickly to groups on the frontlines of this pandemic. Learn about this unique, frictionless process that has already moved $25M to social justice groups since it launched in 2018. | https://www.nfg.org/events/removing-barriers-transformational-philanthropy-response-covid-19-beyond | Link | Rapid Response Funding | Cema Siegel | Time is PDT | Economic Opportunity Funders | |||
| 05/18/2020 12:13 PM | 05/21/2020 | 04:00 PM | Find Out How Emergency Cash Grants Impact Workers | The Workers Lab | Join us as we share findings from The Workers Strength Fund and reflect on emergency cash grants in the age of COVID-19. | https://www.theworkerslab.com/rsvp-emergency-cash?utm_campaign=Knowledge%20Share%20-%20Cash-to-Workers%20-%20Q2%202020%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=87900616&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9Yrn_k-M_uJwxCCjYVInP94E8X24UWPXGAhhCNUJ29dYeQSWvIp2DRhLW4kIFHppoaVs9H3vh0U-B-D1J3qaFs-yF4n3HFTWKQw_lGkm_jF4CsJrk&_hsmi=87900616 | Link | Income | ||||||
| 05/18/2020 11:36 AM | 05/20/2020 | 12:00 PM | The Higher Education & Labor Policy Response to COVID-19 Across One Dupont West | Whiteboard Advisors | he State of Colorado was one of the first to stand up a response and comprehensive strategy to the coronavirus pandemic. The state recently received an “A” rating from economists for its pandemic response. This webinar will bring together state policy leaders - from higher education to labor and the future of work - to discuss the policy solutions and alignment of efforts that will help create a new learning and talent ecosystem for the state. | https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IwY_saotQnGZgZW4W4bRqQ?utm_source=What+We%27re+Watching&utm_campaign=ed508c8df1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_11_02_24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_9a6245f786-ed508c8df1-414320908 | Link | Education + Training, Employment | ||||||
| 05/18/2020 12:16 PM | 05/20/2020 | 02:00 PM | Education—Disruption, Enrollment, Advice | Strada Education Network | This week’s webinar will focus on how enrollment in postsecondary education and training programs might change and how to reach people with information that helps them navigate their education choices. | https://stradaeducation.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IsYkT_4yQlm_SGk0y1fJfQ?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=87994391&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8BMni_GmYf4Jd1C41K-7GH_e_ZwLrIPLKt-wk36749Us8Cueuxff4kdWll4ms7lXCdpg-nMwYNGQCd2osWmOutp6_sVghNvKVTDVfQpVf1EmZ6cxQ&_hsmi=87994391 | Link | Education + Training | ||||||
| 06/18/2020 09:17 AM | 05/19/2020 | 05:30 PM | A Call to Action: Youth, Young Adults & Allies’ Community Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic | CLASP | Link | Education + Training, Employment | Youth | https://www.clasp.org/call-action-youth-young-adults-allies-community-respond-covid-19-pandemic?utm_source=ea&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=youth&emci=08003181-489c-ea11-86e9-00155d03b5dd&emdi=db04daa3-669c-ea11-86e9-00155d03b5dd&ceid=2838167 | Link | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 05/11/2020 10:14 AM | 05/19/2020 | 02:00 PM | Increasing Equity in a Post-Pandemic Economy: The Potential for Growing Worker Ownership | Aspen Institute Economic Opportunity Program | The pandemic placed the economy into a sickening tailspin. The crisis has brought enormous pain. Can it also catalyze advantageous changes that expand opportunity and equity? Companies can share economic success through various models. Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs), worker cooperatives, profit sharing, and forms of equity participation all present different opportunities to share that success. Employee-owned firms have also shown strong resilience through economic downturns and often use management approaches that lead to higher-quality jobs. How can these strategies help shape the economic rebuilding that is to come? How can they address the inequalities and inequities that have divided our society and help us build a more resilient economy? | https://aspeninst.zoom.us/webinar/register/6215881170072/WN_l9XsZVe4T2-HYDlHJGYxmQ | Link | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | |||||
| 05/14/2020 06:32 AM | 05/18/2020 | 12:00 PM | The Dangerous Return to Austerity and How to Stop It | Groundwork Collaborative | Join Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman, historian Kim Phillips-Fein, and Community Change President Dorian Warren as they discuss what austerity means and why, especially in an economic crisis, it is such a dangerous and pernicious idea. | https://groundworkcollaborative.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ku4gdWSYTweDigE7iTVoSA?link_id=1&can_id=96bc35d27bab9ba6ab750e6434ceebc5& | Link | Income, State Budgets/Fiscal Crisis | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | ||||
| 05/11/2020 10:09 AM | 05/14/2020 | 03:00 PM | Innovations to Support Families during COVID-19 | Early Childhood Funders Collaborative | During the pandemic, families are facing more stress than ever - economic and emotional. At the same time, their connections to early educators, home visitors, and other parents are also strained by closures and distancing. Funders and family supporting programs are adapting quickly to continue services for families. Join this informal conversation with experts from the field to consider what's possible and what's proving effective to support families. | https://www.ecfunders.org/weeklyec-covid-may14-family-support-innovations/ | Link | Child Care, Family Wellbeing | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||||
| 05/12/2020 10:40 AM | 05/13/2020 | 07:00 PM | Ring the Alarm: Surviving COVID-19’s Economic Impact While Black Webinar Series Event III | Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, Morehouse College International Comparative Labor Studies and the Health Equity Cypher | On this webinar you will hear from Black economists in the U.S. talking about the dramatic impact of the COVID-19 crisis on Black workers and the economy. Unemployment is staggering. Inequality is on the rise. Black workers and communities are hurting deeply. Our economists will be talking about the CARES Act, job losses, the need for a new stimulus and how to build towards a new more equitable economy. The Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine, Morehouse College International Comparative Labor Studies and the Health Equity Cypher have come together to holistically put a name, face and a narrative to the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the Black community, launching the Ring the Alarm Series. | https://artisticperceptionllc.formstack.com/forms/covid19_economic_impact_while_black | Link | Racial Equity | People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 04/30/2020 08:31 AM | 05/12/2020 | 03:00 PM | New Frames for a New Time | Aspen Institute | In this webinar, Frameworks Institute expert Julie Sweetland will share emerging and established research on messaging on economic mobility, Covid-19, and ways to support practice and policy goals in this unprecedented moment. | https://aspeninst.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XOghjDJLRwCYsemazRjJ_Q | Link | Income, narrative | https://ascend.aspeninstitute.org/webinar-new-frames-for-a-new-time/ | Link | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | ||
| 05/06/2020 11:14 AM | 05/12/2020 | 06:00 PM | Building a Caring Economy: A Virtual Town Hall with Stacey Abrams | Community Change Action | Join us for a conversation with Stacey Abrams and people on the frontlines of this pandemic as we discuss building an equitable and caring economy. | https://actnow.io/W0DkEoG | Link | |||||||
| 05/01/2020 02:43 PM | 05/07/2020 | 12:00 PM | ABFE Funder Briefing: COVID-19 Relief for Black Businesses | Association for Black Foundation Executives (ABFE) | Black business ownership is critical to the health and well-being of our community. Join this call to hear about two relief efforts to support Black businesses. Funders and donors will have the opportunity to hear from two national leaders in the field with track records in supporting Black businesses and opportunities for relief efforts in this area. | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7781058378832094219 | Link | Employment, Business assistance | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 05/04/2020 04:22 PM | 05/06/2020 | 02:00 PM | COVID-19 Work and Education Survey Findings Work Impact and Education Perspectives by Job Field | Strada Education Network | This week’s webinar is the third in a series based on our ongoing weekly survey that tracks individuals’ perspectives about their work, education, and lives.The intent is to help employers, educators, policymakers, and communities map a path forward that meets the needs and expectations of Americans. Join Strada Center for Consumer Insights Director of Research Andrew Hanson for a briefing about the latest findings with Maria Flynn, Rob Sentz, and Nicole Smith. | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_MZszaOe1RlC8TeyVbxprLw?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=87359841&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--xLdpRkkmRxelsOVsntPn5iQMJWZCVmLyiU5sjr5ERpKo1DaDCmRnxNaexgcZSWJldwzbf&utm_content=87359841&utm_source=hs_email | Link | Employment, Income | https://www.stradaeducation.org/video/week-6-public-viewpoint-webinar-covid-19-work-and-education-survey/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=87590372&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--ouzFOijB5Sqs3x02vvPIIhfAfNZkOxx_NcOPNE-dz_lJBmC9X6BVr7CPLp_NRxjqoo_OI&utm_content=87590372&utm_source=hs_email | Link | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/22/2020 03:35 PM | 05/05/2020 | 02:00 PM | The New Landscape of Digital Literacy: What policymakers and workforce advocates need to know | National Skills Coalition | In this webinar, get a sneak peek at a new data analysis illustrating digital skill gaps among workers in major industries such as healthcare and manufacturing. Learn key questions to ask in applying a racial equity lens to digital literacy efforts. And hear about National Skills Coalition's new recommendations for policymakers and advocates seeking to incorporate digital skill-building in their Covid-19 response plans. | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_29plX7PaQMGJhUx-tVpIBQ?emci=ab6f471f-f483-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=5bc237cb-0584-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=2682100 | Link | Education + Training | Immigrants, People of Color | https://zoom.us/rec/play/ucJ5c7-spjg3TIaU5ASDBvUrW9Tpfa6sgCcW-KdYzkm3U3NXYwelZLYTYeo-F1ZwilMnSXNUVxw1uXRc?continueMode=true | Link | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/30/2020 08:29 AM | 05/01/2020 | 02:00 PM | The Pandemic’s Disproportionate Impact on Immigrant Children and Families: What Philanthropists and Advocates Can Do | Alliance for Early Success and Early Childhood Funders Collaborative | In addition to highlighting the Coronavirus’s disproportionate impact on immigrant children, we will also discuss federal legislation to address the needs of immigrant families; key services and assistance that local and state organizations are providing to immigrant families; the critical role that philanthropy plays in supporting positive outcomes for immigrant families; and concrete actions that advocates can take to improve policies for immigrant children and families. | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_-nuSry9yQAqNadW_Pep5gw | Link | Immigrants | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | ||||
| 04/28/2020 09:59 AM | 04/30/2020 | 01:00 PM | Education & Labor Policy Response to COVID-19 | Strada Education | On Thursday, April 30, Strada Education Network will convene federal and state policymakers with the goal of informing the field with an understanding of how education and workforce policy leaders are responding to the crisis and planning for recovery. How can public sector investments and initiatives address both immediate needs, and set the stage for a more equitable and inclusive future? What are federal and state policymakers doing to ensure our institutions of higher education, training providers, and industry leaders are positioned to respond? | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8581595202832645389?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=87071729&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9dvYeI7XWxQO_Zm3mhH4G0hVnN54WhHAhFob_ltHuHVNIzWSMh495XG3YpilBS1qs3hKLd&utm_content=87071729&utm_source=hs_email | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Income, Workers' Rights | https://register.gotowebinar.com/recording/8201763413527721474 | Link | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/28/2020 09:48 AM | 04/29/2020 | 03:00 PM | English Language Assessment at a Distance | Voxy | Measuring English language proficiency gains in a reliable and comprehensive way has always been complicated, and the COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated this. Join Voxy’s Chief Education Officer Katie Nielson, PhD. as she discusses best practices for language assessment and program evaluation at a distance. The conversation will include an overview of the Voxy Proficiency Assessment (VPA) and a discussion of how it measures proficiency gains across speaking, reading, listening, and integrated skills. Katie will answer questions about how this tool is effective across proficiency levels and aligns with NRS levels and other common U.S. assessment tools. The webinar will include opportunities for audience participation and Q and A. | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3156604831299352075 | Link | Education + Training, Literacy ESL Online Learning | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3156604831299352075 | Link | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/21/2020 01:48 PM | 04/29/2020 | 02:00 PM | Race, Economy, and COVID-19: How America’s Race Problem Exacerbated the Crisis – A Book Talk with Eduardo Porter | Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program | In a timely new book, American Poison: How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise, New York Times economics reporter Eduardo Porter examines “how racial animus has stunted the development of nearly every institution crucial for a healthy society, including organized labor, public education, and the social safety net.” Now these institutions are failing us all. We invite you to join us for a virtual book talk with the author to discuss how we arrived here and the lessons history holds for finding a better way forward. | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/7715870665358/WN_np6gt6HXSSaIFZGY93X-mw | Link | Race Equity | People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 04/23/2020 11:55 AM | 04/29/2020 | 02:00 PM | Ask Us Anything Series: Initial Observations and Responses to COVID-19 | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Center for Workforce and Economic Opportunity | Ask Us Anything Series: Initial Observations and Responses to COVID-19 -- a conversational webinar where we will answer questions and provide an update on the first weeks of the pandemic and responses from the workforce development system. | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r7Y2OjJJQsGHx72mA_421A?utm_source=Atlanta+Fed+E-mail+Subscriptions&utm_campaign=87b5abc51a-cweo-wd-month-2019-09-17_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b7a27f0b85-87b5abc51a-258892977 | Link | Education + Training, Employment | General/Low-income | Loh-Sze Leung | This is the first webinar in a series from the Fed focused on workforce issues and COVID | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/30/2020 08:43 AM | 04/28/2020 | Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis: Equitable Lending to Boost Small Business Recovery | Urban Institute | Urban Institute webinar recording on the pandemic's effects on small business owners of color and what's needed to create a more equitable recovery. | Employment, small business | https://www.urban.org/events/responding-covid-19-crisis-equitable-lending-boost-small-business-recovery | Link | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | |||||
| 04/08/2020 01:38 PM | 04/28/2020 | 02:00 PM | Notes from the Field: COVID-19's Impact on California's Workers | NSC / California EDGE Coalition | A conversation on how we can address the immediate issues frontline workers are facing during the COVID-19 crisis. | https://secure.everyaction.com/bmIp6s6ihEO1ZHwuiBaImg2?emci=6c9c029b-b172-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=2820061 | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Workers' Rights | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||||
| 04/21/2020 01:51 PM | 04/28/2020 | 04:00 PM | From Practice to Pandemic: Lessons from Sodexo on Utilizing Equity and Inclusion Best Practices to Pivot in Crisis | FSG | A conversation with FSG on how Sodexo is leveraging equity and inclusion best practices featured in its recent publication, Advancing Frontline Employees of Color, to better meet the current challenges posed by the pandemic. Speakers will also share their thinking about long-term talent practice changes Sodexo and other companies will have to consider in a post-COVID-19 world. | https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJUtcO6qrTIqGNILPjluCTtJZ1x78ZR7JrRh | Link | Employment | Frontline workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 04/24/2020 11:13 AM | 04/27/2020 | 01:00 PM | Mobility Justice in the Time of Crisis | PolicyLink | A key but often overlooked segment of the essential worker population includes transit workers along with many of the frontline workers they help get to work every day. Join us for a conversation around the various initiatives mobility justice advocates are urging California to take on and how you can contribute to ensure that all of its residents are safe and protected in this time of crisis. | https://policylink.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cVVrD6CrQ_6DXYoLJdSElg | Link | Workers' Rights, Transportation | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||||
| 04/22/2020 03:13 PM | 04/24/2020 | 01:00 PM | Building an Inclusive Response and Recovery | Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth | What can different sectors do to support America’s workers and how can we prepare for shifts in the very nature of work? Speakers include Byron Auguste, Co-Founder & CEO, Opportunity@Work; David Autor, Ford Professor of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Co-Director, MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future; Co-Director, NBER Labor Studies Program; and Marcela Escobari, Senior Fellow, Workforce of the Future, Brookings Institution | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eJdz181WRDeTlz-mLRyz_A | Link | Employment, Income | low-wage workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |||
| 04/17/2020 11:52 AM | 04/22/2020 | 11:00 AM | A Conversation with Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) about COVID-19 and impacts on Black Workers and Students | The Joint Center | A conversation with the Chair of the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA) about COVID-19 and the challenges this crisis is presenting for Black workers and students. Congressman Scott will share his priorities for upcoming stimulus legislation. | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnhF-iS0DyIocHzmHeQ8ZwqKDg28GoDzJd8P2Zbm30XELqgw/viewform | Link | Education + Training, Employment | People of Color | https://jointcenter.org/joint-center-hosts-online-briefing-with-congressman-bobby-scott-d-va-chairman-of-the-u-s-house-committee-on-education-and-labor/ | Link | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/08/2020 01:34 PM | 04/21/2020 | 02:00 PM | Job Quality in Practice Webinar - Worker Organizations Respond to the COVID-19 Crisis | Aspen Institute EOP | “Frontline hero” status and temporary “hero bonus” pay under these challenging circumstances are fitting for the many who do essential jobs that enable others’ locked-down lives in this era. It’s appropriate, but it is not sufficient. Nor does it address longstanding job quality inequity. Raising the voices and bargaining power of workers has been the focus of our three panelists throughout most of their careers. | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1415861976350/WN_TCodBiCAQViDkMwofYhCcg | Link | Employment, Workers' Rights | https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/job-quality-in-practice-webinar-worker-organizations-respond-to-the-covid-19-crisis/ | Link | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/07/2020 05:30 PM | 04/16/2020 | 02:00 PM | Making Advising and Student Supports Accessible for Students in the COVID-19 Crisis | New America | Join us on April 16 from 2-3:30 pm ET to hear from community college leaders, healthcare education experts, and grant evaluators on how the lessons from TAACCCT grants focused on healthcare can inform community colleges’ response to the coronavirus pandemic. | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3715859386307/WN_l_xS3n7gQd6p8DBHSkyFXg | Link | Education + Training | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||||
| 04/14/2020 12:29 PM | 04/16/2020 | 02:00 PM | Making Healthcare Education Responsive to Student Needs in the COVID19 Crisis | New America | Join us on April 16 from 2-3:30 pm ET to hear from community college leaders, healthcare education experts, and grant evaluators on how the lessons from TAACCCT grants focused on healthcare can inform community colleges’ response to the coronavirus pandemic. | https://zoom.us/webinar/register/3715859386307/WN_l_xS3n7gQd6p8DBHSkyFXg | Link | Education + Training | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||||
| 04/09/2020 11:29 AM | 04/15/2020 | 01:00 PM | COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Immigrant Families and Communities: Recommendations for Philanthropic Action | Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees | oin GCIR to learn from leaders in the immigrant rights movement. They'll discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and how philanthropy must significantly increase grantmaking dollars, shift grantmaking practices, embrace risk, and assert leadership to meet the challenges of this moment. | https://www.gcir.org/programs/2020/4/COVID-19-pandemic-impact-on-immigrant-families-and-communities | Link | Immigrants, Undocumented Workers | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||||
| 04/13/2020 08:51 AM | 04/14/2020 | 10:30 AM | Webinar: Government lending to small businesses during COVID-19—Why? How? And will it work? | Brookings Institution | On Tuesday, April 14, the Hutchins Center on Fiscal & Monetary Policy at Brookings will convene a virtual panel to discuss the shape, scale, and economic rationale for the small business lending program; the administrative challenges it poses to lenders, small businesses, and government; and the possibility that it will prove to cost far more than the initial $349 billion allocation. | http://connect.brookings.edu/register-to-watch-small-business-lending-covid | Link | Small Business | https://www.brookings.edu/events/government-lending-to-small-businesses-during-covid-19-why-how-and-will-it-work/ | Link | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/14/2020 12:37 PM | 04/10/2020 | 02:00 PM | Leadership in Crisis: Insights for Philanthropic and Nonprofit Leaders | Center for Effective Philanthropy | What does good leadership in crisis look like? In this time of unprecedented challenge related to COVID-19, what can we learn from the great leaders of the past? | Nonprofits | https://youtu.be/JpKQi8s1lmQ | Link | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||||
| 04/07/2020 10:17 AM | 04/08/2020 | 02:00 PM | Webinar: What’s being done to address the growing US digital divide | Brookings Institution | On April 8, the Center for Technology Innovation at Brookings will host a webinar discussion on the growing digital divide and what federal agencies and local leaders are doing to identify and mitigate the challenges those without broadband access are facing. | https://www.brookings.edu/events/webinar-whats-being-done-to-address-the-growing-u-s-digital-divide/ | Link | Employment, Education + Training, Digital Divide | https://youtu.be/jZMnfHP2bSY | Link | Sarah Oldmixon | |||
| 06/29/2020 09:03 AM | 07/01/2020 | 01:00 PM | Recovery, Re-Employment, and Re-Imagining Work | Aspen Institute | Now is the moment to design a system that allows all workers and their families to achieve financial security. Join us for a discussion on what employers, the public sector, and people across the country can do to build an inclusive future of work. This event is part of the Conversations in Financial Security in Response to COVID-19: How to Triage, Recover, and Stabilize series, an ongoing digital event series hosted by the Aspen Institute Financial Security Program, and is co-hosted by The Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative. | https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/re-imagining_work/ | Education + Training, Employment, Income, Workers' Rights | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, People of Color, Women, Youth | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | ||||
| 06/29/2020 09:07 AM | 06/30/2020 | 03:00 PM | Approaches to Virtual Work-based Learning and CTE: Practices and Considerations | Workforce Matters | Join Workforce Matters, Economic Opportunity Funders, Grantmakers for Thriving Youth, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees, Hispanics in Philanthropy, and Youth Transition Funders Group for a webinar exploring approaches to virtual work-based learning and career technical education. We will explore how programs around the country are adapting their approaches as work and learning have shifted to virtual environments and hear about what we have learned, implications for equitable access to these programs, and what funders might consider. Speakers will include Kate Kreamer from Advance CTE and Brent Parton from New America/Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship. | https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcoc-2gqT0tGNUKWND_SLhLnMYHDadgre6t | Education + Training | People of Color, Youth | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | ||||
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| 04/07/2020 11:58 AM | 04/02/2020 | COVID-19 Work and Education Survey | Strada Education Network | A new Strada Consumer Insights survey to track how COVID-19 impacts Americans' lives, their work, and their needs for education and training. Updated weekly. | Report, Website | https://www.stradaeducation.org/publicviewpoint/ | Link | Employment, Income, Education + Training | Sarah Oldmixon | |||
| 04/07/2020 04:53 PM | 03/27/2020 | The Small Business Owner’s Guide to the CARES Act | Public Private Strategies | The programs and initiatives in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act that was just passed by Congress are intended to assist business owners with whatever needs they have right now. When implemented, there will be many new resources available for small businesses, as well as certain non-profits and other employers. This guide provides information about the major programs and initiatives that will soon be available from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to address these needs, as well as some additional tax provisions that are outside the scope of SBA. | Report | https://www.publicprivatestrategies.com/the-small-business-owners-guide-to-the-cares-act | Link | Small Business | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/08/2020 01:41 PM | 04/01/2020 | Covid-19 Legislative Summary | Jobs for the Future | JFF has developed a summary of the three stimulus packages that have been passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The summary focuses on the emergency needs of workers, students, small businesses, education systems, and communities. | Report | https://www.jff.org/resources/covid-19-legislative-summary/ | Link | Stimulus Policy | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/08/2020 01:42 PM | 03/27/2020 | As COVID-19 Surges, Help Nursing Students Finish Training Now | Jobs for the Future | Sidelining nursing students right now cuts off a critical supply of health care workers just when emergency demand is skyrocketing. | Blog Post | https://www.jff.org/points-of-view/covid-19-surges-help-nursing-students-finish-training-now/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/08/2020 01:46 PM | 04/06/2020 | Video: COVID-19 and Unemployment Insurance - A Discussion with Rebecca Dixon | Aspen EOP / NELP | A recorded interview with Rebecca Dixon on how the Unemployment Insurance system works, who is and isn’t covered, and how it could be improved both to meet the current crisis and for the long term | Video | https://www.aspeninstitute.org/videos/covid-19-and-unemployment-insurance-an-interview-with-rebecca-dixon-executive-director-national-employment-law-project/ | Link | Employment | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/09/2020 10:08 AM | 04/08/2020 | Figuring Out Who Cares | National Skills Coalition | In the COVID Fight, Healthcare Workers Need Safety, Support, & Access to Skills | Blog Post, Podcast | https://medium.com/@NSCRachelU/figuring-out-who-cares-8d1b8b0040e9 | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Healthcare, Workers' Rights | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/10/2020 06:56 AM | The CARES Act: Tax Policy During a Pandemic | Tax Policy Center | This page includes TPC research, analysis, and commentary on tax policy in the coronavirus economy, as well as additional material on potential government responses to address the current economic downturn. | Website | https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/feature/tax-policy-covid-19-economy | Link | Tax policy | Cema Siegel | EOF | |||
| 04/10/2020 07:02 AM | 04/02/2020 | Coronavirus Puts a Spotlight on Paid Leave Policies | Kaiser Family Foundation | This report reviews how the COVID-19 pandemic is shining a spotlight on gaps in employer leave benefits and the need for national standards on paid family and sick leave. | Report | https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/coronavirus-puts-a-spotlight-on-paid-leave-policies/ | Link | Employment, Paid Leave | Cema Siegel | EOF | ||
| 04/10/2020 07:09 AM | 03/09/2020 | Medicaid and the Coronavirus: Putting the Nation’s Largest Health Care First Responder to Work | The Commonwealth Fund | This report discusses how Medicaid is designed to respond nimbly to a crisis — like the coronavirus — by enrolling additional people and covering new services. | Report | https://www.commonwealthfund.org/blog/2020/medicaid-and-coronavirus-putting-nations-largest-health-care-first-responder-work | Link | Healthcare | Cema Siegel | EOF | ||
| 04/10/2020 07:15 AM | 03/23/2020 | How The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Accelerating The Future Of Work | Forbes | This article explores four fundamental shifts taking place: Business Finds Its Purpose In People; Culture Is The Backbone Of Resilient Companies; Work And Leadership Reconfigure Around People and Humanity Unites To Pass This Century’s Third Moral Test. | News Article | https://www.forbes.com/sites/heathermcgowan/2020/03/23/the-coronavirus-pandemic-accelerates-the-future-of-work-and-provides-opportunity/#495ecba7317f | Link | Employment | Cema Siegel | EOF | ||
| 04/10/2020 07:17 AM | 03/10/2020 | Taxes in a Time of Coronavirus | Institute of Taxation and Ecnomic Policy | This blog post describes five policies Congress and the Trump administration should enact to address coronavirus and prepare us for future crises. | Blog Post | https://itep.org/taxes-in-a-time-of-coronavirus/ | Link | Income, Tax policy | Cema Siegel | EOF | ||
| 04/10/2020 07:22 AM | 04/06/2020 | COVID-19 and the Crisis of Racial Capitalism | Demos | This report explores racial capitalism and how the pandemic is revealing the deeper inequities for Black and brown people that have always been present in our economy and democracy but that are often papered over in ordinary times. | Blog Post | https://www.demos.org/blog/covid-19-and-crisis-racial-capitalism | Link | racial equity | People of Color | Cema Siegel | EOF | |
| 04/10/2020 07:24 AM | COVID-19 and Persons with Disabilities | Disability Rights Fund | This website share disability-inclusive responses to COVID-19. | Website | https://disabilityrightsfund.org/covid19/ | Link | People with Disabilities | Cema Siegel | EOF | |||
| 04/10/2020 07:30 AM | 03/30/2020 | COVID-19: Using a Racial Justice Lens Now to Transform Our Future | NonProfit Quarterly | This article calls for grantmakers to use a racial justice lens in planning and implementing COVID-19 crisis response, with suggestions for who to fund, what to fund and how to fund. | News Article | https://nonprofitquarterly.org/covid-19-using-a-racial-justice-lens-now-to-transform-our-future/ | Link | Racial Equity | Immigrants, LGBTQ, People of Color, People with Disabilities, Undocumented Workers, Women | Cema Siegel | EOF | |
| 04/10/2020 07:35 AM | 04/03/2020 | Responding to COVID-19 with a Gender & Race Lens | Washington Area Women's Foundation | This post highlights the specific vulnerabilities women of color are facing during the pandemic and how they must inform preparedness and response policies and practices. | Blog Post | https://thewomensfoundation.org/2020/responding-covid-19-race-gender-lens/ | Link | Employment, Healthcare, Housing, Income | People of Color, Women | Cema Siegel | EOF | |
| 04/10/2020 07:42 AM | 03/27/2020 | How will the coronavirus affect state and local government budgets? | Brookings Institution | This report explores lesson from the previous recession and need for fiscal support to state and local governments to be provided quickly and not withdrawn prematurely to avoid austerity policies that will slow down the recovery. | Report | https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/03/23/how-will-the-coronavirus-affect-state-and-local-government-budgets/ | Link | Child Care, Education + Training, Employment, Food Security, Healthcare, Housing, Income, state and local budgets | Cema Siegel | EOF | ||
| 04/10/2020 07:45 AM | 03/25/2020 | Is The Stimulus Rebate A Universal Basic Income? | Tax Policy Institute | This blog post explores how the stimulus rebate is not the same as universal basic income. | Blog Post | https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/stimulus-rebate-universal-basic-income?cm_ven=ExactTarget&cm_cat=UIU+-+3.27.2020&cm_pla=VPL+6664+for+List+179&cm_ite=https%3a%2f%2fwww.taxpolicycenter.org%2ftaxvox%2fstimulus-rebate-universal-basic-income&cm_ainfo=&&utm_source=%20urban_newsletters&&utm_medium=news-UIU&&utm_term=URBAN_COVID19&& | Link | Income | Cema Siegel | EOF | ||
| 04/10/2020 07:48 AM | 03/13/2020 | Using The EITC To Help Fight An Economic Slowdown | Forbes | This article makes the case for advancing or increasing payments under the EITC. | News Article | https://www.forbes.com/sites/elainemaag/2020/03/13/using-the-eitc-to-help-fight-an-economic-slowdown/#18a02fae1685 | Link | Employment, Income, tax policy | Cema Siegel | EOF | ||
| 04/10/2020 07:51 AM | 03/24/2020 | CHIP and COVID-19 Response | Georgetown Center for Children and Families | This blog post explores current CHIP requirements and what more states can do to align CHIP with some of the strategies required or recommended in Medicaid to help states address the pandemic. | Blog Post | https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2020/03/24/chip-and-covid-19-response/ | Link | Healthcare | Cema Siegel | EOF | ||
| 04/10/2020 07:56 AM | 03/31/2020 | The Safety Net Got a Quick Patch. What Happens After the Coronavirus? | The New York Times | This article explores how the emergency legislation has intensified a long-running debate about whether the United States does enough in ordinary times to protect the needy. | News Article | https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/31/us/politics/coronavirus-us-benefits.html?referringSource=articleShare | Link | Employment, Food Security, Healthcare, Housing, Income | Immigrants | Cema Siegel | EOF | |
| 04/15/2020 01:28 PM | Foundations and Donors Step Up Grants to Help Workers Hurt by the Pandemic | Chronicle of Philanthropy | News Article | https://www.philanthropy.com/article/FoundationsDonors-Step-Up/248510/#.XpYLbAqjD40.twitter | Link | Employment, Workers' Rights | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, Immigrants, LGBTQ, People of Color, Undocumented Workers, Women | Manisha Vaze | Neighborhood Funders Group | |||
| 04/15/2020 01:53 PM | 04/10/2020 | IN HARM’S WAY CALIFORNIA WORKERS AT HIGH RISK OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC | Economic Roundtable | This report estimates the demography, occupations, industries, and communities of California workers who have a high risk of unemployment so that they and their employers can be located and provided with timely and effective assistance for preventing economic disaster. It uses data about workers, their occupations and the risk of unemployment from the Census Bureau, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the U.S. Department of Labor. | Report | https://economicrt.org/publication/in-harms-way/ | Link | Employment | Manisha Vaze | Neighborhood Funders Group | ||
| 04/15/2020 02:05 PM | 04/10/2020 | COVID-19 Racial Health Disparities Highlight Why We Need to Address Structural Racism | Urban Institute | This blog post examines policy options for policymakers to consider that can reduce the racial disparities that COVID-19 has illuminated. | Blog Post | https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/covid-19-racial-health-disparities-highlight-why-we-need-address-structural-racism | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Income, racial disparities | Cema Siegel | EOF | ||
| 04/15/2020 02:09 PM | 04/14/2020 | More than 2,100 U.S. cities brace for budget shortfalls due to coronavirus, survey finds, with many planning cuts and layoffs | The Washington Post | The Washington Post article on how public services are under threat with more than 2,100 cities bracing for budget shortfalls. | News Article | https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/14/cities-budget-cuts-coronavirus/ | Link | Child Care, Education + Training, Employment, Food Security, Healthcare, Housing, Income, state and local budgets | Cema Siegel | EOF | ||
| 04/16/2020 02:28 PM | 04/15/2020 | Learning During the Pandemic | Inside Higher Ed | Community Colleges' approaches to addressing unequal access to digital technology; thoughts about a new moment for MOOCs and remote learning | News Article | https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2020/04/15/unequal-access-learning-fall-without-students-and-another-mooc | Link | Education + Training | Post-secondary students, low-income | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/16/2020 02:32 PM | 04/10/2020 | FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Immigrant Workers’ Rights and COVID-19 | National Immigration Law Center | This document answers frequently asked questions from immigrant workers and their advocates about COVID-19-related topics. | Website | https://www.nilc.org/issues/workersrights/faq-immigrant-workers-rights-and-covid-19/ | Link | Employment, Healthcare, Income, Workers' Rights | Immigrants | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/16/2020 02:35 PM | 03/31/2020 | Immigrant Workers: Vital to the U.S. COVID-19 Response, Disproportionately Vulnerable | Migration Policy Institute | Impacts of COVID on immigrant workers, contributions of immigrant workers to US economy | Blog Post, Report | https://www.migrationpolicy.org/research/immigrant-workers-us-covid-19-response | Link | Employment | Immigrants, Undocumented Workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/16/2020 02:37 PM | 04/16/2020 | Immigration and COVID-19 | New American Economy (NAE) | Documenting how immigrants are part of America’s fight and response to the Covid-19 health crisis. | Blog Post, Website | https://research.newamericaneconomy.org/report/immigration-and-covid-19/?emci=1eed9f5d-ec7f-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=cde3c30e-0280-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=1242693 | Link | Child Care, Employment, Food Security, Healthcare | Immigrants, Undocumented Workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/16/2020 04:08 PM | 04/01/2020 | WHAT THE COVID-19 CRISIS CAN TEACH US ABOUT SHAPING THE WORK OF THE FUTURE | Good Companies, Good Jobs at MIT Sloan School | Blog Post | https://gcgj.mit.edu/what-covid-19-crisis-can-teach-us-about-shaping-work-future | Link | Employment, Workers' Rights, Future of Work, Social Contract | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, Low income workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/17/2020 09:48 AM | 04/16/2020 | Podcast: Re-Entering The Fray | National Skills Coalition | Host Rachel Unruh talked to Chris Watler of the Center for Employment Opportunities in New York and Jeff Abramowitz of JEVS Human Services in Philadelphia, two people working in re-entry services, to find out how they're dealing with the increased demand and the challenges brought to bear by the pandemic. She also chatted with Darnell Manuel, a participant of JEVS Looking Forward Philadelphia program, about his experience and what support men and women like him need both now and beyond our current circumstances. | Podcast | https://click.everyaction.com/k/17159692/184737037/759017900?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9FQS9FQTAwMi8xLzY0MTY2IiwNCiAgIkRpc3RyaWJ1dGlvblVuaXF1ZUlkIjogIjdkOGFkNDVjLWYzN2YtZWExMS1hOTRjLTAwMTU1ZDAzYjFlOCIsDQogICJFbWFpbEFkZHJlc3MiOiAic2FyYWhAd29ya2ZvcmNlLW1hdHRlcnMub3JnIg0KfQ%3D%3D&hmac=2LTWMqR3D3M4_NWuWqDykw6FUeGOWPQB7Y-5QZ-5msY=&emci=7ea7150b-ed7f-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=7d8ad45c-f37f-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=2685529 | Link | Employment | Returning Citizens | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/17/2020 09:53 AM | 04/15/2020 | Covid-19 shows where America’s safety net is broken. Maybe now we can fix it. | Quartz / Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative | OpEd on fixing UI and safety net for workers from Alastair Fitzpayne, director of Aspen's FOW Initiative | Blog Post, News Article | https://qz.com/1838489/how-to-make-unemployment-insurance-work-for-all-americans/ | Link | Employment, UI, Safety Net | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, Low-income workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/17/2020 10:06 AM | Brookings Institution Coronavirus Page | Brookings Institution | Resource page with articles and research related to COVID-19 and its impacts | Website | https://www.brookings.edu/topic/coronavirus-covid19/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Income, Workers' Rights | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, Immigrants, People of Color, Undocumented Workers, Women, Youth, vulnerable populations generally | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/17/2020 10:18 AM | COVID Resources for Nonprofits | TSNE | COVID-19 Resources for Nonprofits | Website | https://www.tsne.org/covid19 | Link | Nonprofit organizations | Nonprofits | Loh-Sze Leung | Resources ranging from the CARES act to communications, HR, and technology tools | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/20/2020 03:16 PM | 04/20/2020 | State Policy COVID-19 Response Toolkit | National Skills Coalition | This document presents a compilation of what state actors—including governors, agencies, policymakers, businesses and advocacy organizations—are doing now to respond to the crisis. | Report | https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/body/State-Policy-Covid-19-Response-Toolkit-1.pdf | Link | Child Care, Education + Training, Employment, Healthcare, Income | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, People of Color, Returning Citizens | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/20/2020 03:28 PM | 04/20/2020 | What is work-sharing and how can it help the labor market? | Brookings Institution | Overview of work-sharing and how to expand this practice | Blog Post | https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/04/16/what-is-work-sharing-and-how-can-it-help-the-labor-market/ | Link | Employment | Unemployed | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/21/2020 10:10 AM | 04/21/2020 | How COVID-19 could widen racial gaps in financial outcomes | JPMorgan Chase Institute | Our research suggests that even if Black, Hispanic, and White families experience the same declines in income during the COVID-19 crisis, Black and Hispanic families will likely reduce their everyday spending to a greater extent. Thus, while government programs aimed at restoring lost income—including unemployment insurance and stimulus payments—will be essential for all groups, such programs will be especially critical for Black and Hispanic families. | Blog Post | https://institute.jpmorganchase.com/institute/research/household-income-spending/how-covid-19-could-widen-racial-gaps-in-financial-outcomes | Link | Income | People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/22/2020 03:19 PM | 04/21/2020 | COVID-19 shines a spotlight on digital skills: Updates and key questions for advocates and policymakers | National Skills Coalition | The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown into stark relief the importance of digital literacy for American workers and students alike. National Skills Coalition is providing this overview to help education and workforce advocates understand 1) what changes are occurring, 2) how organizations are responding, and 3) what questions advocates and policymakers should be asking to inform their responses over the short and mid-term. | Blog Post | https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/covid-19-shines-a-spotlight-on-digital-skills-updates-and-key-questions-for-advocates-and-policymakers?emci=ab6f471f-f483-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=5bc237cb-0584-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=2682100 | Link | Education + Training | Immigrants, People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/22/2020 03:48 PM | 04/17/2020 | Op-Ed: The smart way to get US employees back to work | Markle Foundation (appearing in CNBC) | The businesses that come back will not look like the businesses before, and that means disruption to the jobs that employers will fill. | News Article, OpEd | https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/17/op-ed-getting-employees-back-to-work-as-coronavirus-outbreak-slows.html | Link | Employment | Workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/23/2020 08:27 AM | 04/22/2020 | For Immigrant Funders, Today's Priority Is Direct Relief. What About Tomorrow? | Inside Philanthropy | Overview of various giving strategies that philanthropy has employed to address needs of immigrants, particularly undocumented, during the COVID-19 crisis. | Blog Post, News Article | https://www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/2020/4/22/for-immigrant-funders-todays-priority-is-direct-relief-what-about-tomorrow | Link | Income, Philanthropic Giving | Immigrants, Undocumented Workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Inside Philanthropy is lifting its paywall during COVID, but you have to view the article from the desktop site/website. | Workforce Matters |
| 04/24/2020 10:29 AM | 04/22/2020 | How Teaching Changed in the (Forced) Shift to Remote Learning | Inside Higher Ed | A look at how college teachers/professors have adjusted their teaching to an online environment | Blog Post, Report | https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2020/04/22/how-professors-changed-their-teaching-springs-shift-remote | Link | Education + Training, Remote learning | post-secondary students | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/24/2020 04:41 PM | 04/23/2020 | COVID-19’s Future of Work Wrecking Ball | Bertelsmann Foundation | A blogpost focused on the proposition that "As decision-makers develop policy responses and unlock funding mechanisms, future-of-work resiliency must be baked into the recovery." | Blog Post | https://www.bfna.org/research/covid-19s-future-of-work/ | Link | Employment | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, People of Color, Low-wage workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/24/2020 04:44 PM | 04/01/2020 | Ensuring Equity in Future Subsidized Employment Programs | MDRC | Blog Post | https://www.mdrc.org/publication/ensuring-equity-future-subsidized-employment-programs | Link | Employment, Subsidized employment, role of nonprofits | People of Color, Youth | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/27/2020 01:40 PM | 04/23/2020 | Podcast: The Digital (Learning) Divide | National Skills Coalition | Skilled America talked to Jerry Rubin of JVS Boston and Trevi Hardy of College of Western Idaho, two people dealing with challenges in very different parts of the country to find out how they’re adapting and what their students need as they navigate their education in the face of a global pandemic. | Podcast | https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/listen-to-skilled-america-podcast-episode-5-the-digital-learning-divide?emci=11aa2ed1-de84-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&emdi=a896d829-6585-ea11-a94c-00155d03b1e8&ceid=2685529 | Link | Education + Training, Employment | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/27/2020 01:43 PM | 04/22/2020 | How the Coronavirus Crisis Is Redefining Jobs | Harvard Business Review | The outbreak of Covid-19 has forced organizations into perhaps the most significant social experiment of the future of work in action, with work from home and social distancing policies radically changing the way we work and interact. | News Article | https://hbr.org/2020/04/how-the-coronavirus-crisis-is-redefining-jobs?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_campaign=dailyalert_not_activesubs&referral=00563&deliveryName=DM77539 | Link | Employment | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/27/2020 01:46 PM | 04/17/2020 | Podcast: What Should a Federal Jobs Bill Do? | Inside Higher Ed | As Washington begins negotiating a federal jobs bill, we hear from two experts about lessons learned from the last recession, and how such a bill can help displaced workers and college students without creating more hurdles for them. The episode features Maria Flynn, president and CEO of Jobs For the Future, and Mary Alice McCarthy, director of the Center on Education and Skills with the education program at New America. | Podcast | https://insidehighered.podbean.com/e/what-should-a-federal-jobs-bill-do/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Income | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/27/2020 01:49 PM | 04/21/2020 | COVID-19 & The Health Workforce | Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center | The Health Workforce Technical Assistance Center has developed a resource dedicated to sharing data and information on efforts to develop, deploy, and replenish the health workforce in response to the pandemic. | Website | http://www.healthworkforceta.org/covid-19/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Healthcare | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/28/2020 12:16 PM | 04/22/2020 | Technology, Covid-19, and dislocation: A twenty-first century reemployment accord | National Skills Coalition | Modernizing reemployment to address job loss caused by the global health pandemic and technological change in the workplace | Blog Post | https://medium.com/national-skills-coalition/technology-covid-19-and-dislocation-a-twenty-first-century-reemployment-accord-6314433fe8c6 | Link | Education + Training, Employment | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/28/2020 12:34 PM | 04/08/2020 | COVID-19 and Remote Work: An Early Look at US Data | MIT | We report the results of a nationally-representative sample of the US population on how they are adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey ran from April 1-5, 2020. | Report | https://john-joseph-horton.com/papers/remote_work.pdf | Link | Employment, Income | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 04/29/2020 09:53 AM | 04/28/2020 | Our employment system has failed low-wage workers. How can we rebuild? | Brookings Institution | Two ideas for the ways policymakers can rebuild our economy to address gaps and challenges facing low-wage workers: expand unemployment insurance and facilitate re-employment through new public-private investments. | Blog Post | https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/04/28/our-employment-system-is-failing-low-wage-workers-how-do-we-make-it-more-resilient/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment, benefits | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, People of Color, Low-wage workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 04/29/2020 01:51 PM | 04/29/2020 | The Future of Labor in Post-Pandemic America | American Prospect | the Prospect asked seven labor historians, journalists, and strategists to give us their thoughts on how workers and their movements will fare in the months and years ahead, and their proposals for what workers’ movements should be doing—not just for their current members but, primarily, for the millions more non-members who’ve won the nation’s admiration and sympathy but still lack the power to significantly improve their lot. | Blog Post, Collection of essays/symposium of different writers | https://prospect.org/labor/the-future-of-labor-in-post-pandemic-america/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Workers' Rights | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, People of Color, Low-wage workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Contributors include: HAROLD MEYERSON, RUTH MILKMAN, NELSON LICHTENSTEIN, MIKE ELK, DAVID WEIL, LANE WINDHAM, STEPHEN LERNER & STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Workforce Matters |
| 04/30/2020 08:42 AM | 04/23/2020 | On the Frontlines at Work and at Home: The Disproportionate Economic Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Women of Color | Center for American Progress | Women of color play a vital role in helping their families achieve economic stability while also addressing their day-to-day caregiving needs. Although this role is often overlooked in the national public discourse, it demands attention—especially amid the current crisis. To respond effectively to COVID-19, policymakers must center women of color in the ongoing discussions about the full range of interventions needed. | Report | https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/women/reports/2020/04/23/483846/frontlines-work-home/ | Link | Employment, Income | Women | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | |
| 04/30/2020 08:46 AM | Women Lost More Jobs than Men in almost all Sectors of the Economy | Institute for Women's Policy Research | Institute for Women's Policy Research on how women have lost more jobs than men in almost all sectors of the economy. | Fact Sheet | https://iwpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/QF-Jobs-Day-April-FINAL.pdf | Link | Employment | Women | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | ||
| 04/30/2020 08:46 AM | How Policymakers Can Plan Now for a Jobs Recovery Program | Urban Institute | Urban Institute on how policymakers can plan now for a publicly subsidized jobs recovery program. | Blog Post | https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/how-policymakers-can-plan-now-jobs-recovery-program | Link | Employment | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | |||
| 04/30/2020 08:48 AM | Tracking State Legislative Responses to COVID-19 | The Tax Foundation | The Tax Foundation, an independent tax policy nonprofit has released a webpage dedicated to tracking state legislative tax changes and actions during the COVID-19 crisis. These updates include budget and tax news from all 50-states. | Website | https://taxfoundation.org/state-tax-coronavirus-covid19 | Link | State Budget and Tax | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | |||
| 04/30/2020 08:50 AM | On the Margins: Economic Security for Women of Color through the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond | Closing the Women's Wealth Gap | Closing the Women's Wealth Gap review of the recent coronavirus relief packages and benefits, shortcomings, and implications for women of color. | Report | https://womenswealthgap.org/report/ | Link | Child Care, Employment, Healthcare, Housing, Income | People of Color, Women | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | ||
| 04/30/2020 08:53 AM | 04/20/2020 | Women Must Have a Seat at the Table in Funding Coronavirus Relief Efforts | Ms. | Ms. Magazine on how women's foundations and gender equity funders can play a critical role in bringing women and their needs to the table in funding Coronavirus relief efforts. | News Article | https://msmagazine.com/2020/04/20/women-must-have-a-seat-at-the-table-in-funding-coronavirus-relief-efforts/ | Link | racial, gender and economic inequities | People of Color, Women | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | |
| 05/04/2020 03:13 PM | 04/22/2020 | Why Transitional Workforce Strategies Are Needed Now | Center for American Progress | Short blogpost on need for transitional employment strategies | Blog Post | https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/ext/2020/04/22/483863/transitional-workforce-strategies-needed-now/ | Link | Employment | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, Immigrants, People of Color, Unemployed | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 05/05/2020 09:42 AM | 04/30/2020 | Covid-19 and the workforce | MIT Technology Review Insights | This report explores a new data set, developed by future-of-work AI company Faethm, to examine the degree to which “business critical” jobs across industries are “remoteable,” and to what extent those jobs could be supported with AI and automation technologies in the future | Report | https://mittrinsights.s3.amazonaws.com/AIagenda2020/Covid19workforce.pdf | Link | Employment | Workers, Essential workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 05/08/2020 02:15 PM | 05/06/2020 | How Government Jobs Programs Could Boost Employment | Urban Institute | Urban Institute experts highlight evidence-based recommendations for effective and inclusive programs that could boost employment and help workers and businesses across the nation recover from this crisis. | Blog Post | https://www.urban.org/features/how-government-jobs-programs-could-boost-employment?cm_ven=ExactTarget&cm_cat=COVID_job+policy+solutions_workforce&cm_pla=All+Subscribers&cm_ite=new+article&cm_ainfo=&&utm_source=urban_EA&&utm_medium=email&&utm_campaign=covid_job_policy_solutions&&utm_term=covid&&utm_content=workforce | Link | Education + Training, Employment | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, Immigrants, People of Color, Unemployed workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Selection of short pieces with recommendations | Workforce Matters |
| 05/08/2020 02:19 PM | 05/07/2020 | Unpredictable and uninsured: The challenging labor market experiences of nontraditional workers | Brookings Institution | This blogpost explores two important labor market disadvantages faced by nontraditional workers: more volatile hours and less health insurance coverage. | Blog Post | https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/05/07/unpredictable-and-uninsured-the-challenging-labor-market-experiences-of-nontraditional-workers/ | Link | Employment, Healthcare | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Full report can be found here: https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Alternative_Workers_LO_FINAL.pdf | Workforce Matters |
| 05/11/2020 10:22 AM | 05/06/2020 | Podcast: Rebuilding the Job Market | National Skills Coalition | With unemployment numbers rising to near record levels as a result of Covid-19, a substantial investment in rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure could be necessary for reinvigorating our economy and creating new jobs. For a clearer perspective on what a significant investment in infrastructure would mean for our economy - and what it would need to include to make the biggest impact for the most workers - NSC talked with Congressman Steven Horsford (D-NV 04) and Mark Kessenich of WRTP. | Podcast | https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/listen-to-skilled-america-podcast-episode-6-rebuilding-the-job-market | Link | Employment | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 05/11/2020 10:23 AM | 05/07/2020 | Building in a Pandemic | National Skills Coalition | A people-centered infrastructure package could create jobs and fix the damn roads | Blog Post | https://medium.com/national-skills-coalition/building-in-a-pandemic-2f3146c6c158 | Link | Employment | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 05/11/2020 10:28 AM | 05/04/2020 | The South Has Something to Say: COVID-19 and Our Chance for Transformation | Nonprofit Quarterly | Editorial by Tamieka Mosley and Nathaniel Smith | Editorial | https://nonprofitquarterly.org/the-south-has-something-to-say-covid-19-and-our-chance-for-transformation/ | Link | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | |||
| 05/11/2020 11:49 AM | 05/09/2020 | How we can actually thank essential workers: give them more money | Business Insider | OpEd by Sarita Gupta and Rachel Korberg of the Ford Foundation about supporting essential workers by paying them more. | OpEd | https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-actually-thank-essential-workers-give-them-more-money-2020-5 | Link | Employment, Income | Immigrants, People of Color, Low-income workers, essential workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 05/12/2020 10:46 AM | 05/12/2020 | COVID-19 Policy Page | Joint Center | COVID-19 Policy Page - updated with latest resources/information on COVID-19 response relevant to people of color/Black Americans. | Website | https://jointcenter.org/tag/covid-19/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Income, Workers' Rights, Racial Equity | People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 05/14/2020 06:24 AM | 05/12/2020 | The Rona Report: The Economy, Workers and Unemployment | Reframe | Reframe's Rona Report on narrative weather trends from the past three months around Covid-19, the economy and workers | Blog Post | http://www.reframementorship.org/blog1/the-rona-report-001 | Link | Employment, Income, Narrative | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | ||
| 05/14/2020 06:25 AM | 05/07/2020 | We can’t recover from a coronavirus recession without helping young workers | Brookings Institution | Report | https://www.brookings.edu/research/we-cant-recover-from-a-coronavirus-recession-without-helping-young-workers/ | Link | Employment | Youth | Cema Siegel | Economic Opportunity Funders | ||
| 05/18/2020 11:32 AM | 05/11/2020 | Job Quality Tools Library > COVID-19 Response Tools and ResourcesJob | Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program | In the Job Quality Tools Library, you will find tools to support workers and businesses during and after this crisis. A special section of resources focuses on urgent responses to COVID-19. | Website | https://www.aspeninstitute.org/longform/job-quality-tools-library/covid-19-response-tools-and-resources/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Workers' Rights | Sarah Oldmixon | Workforce Matters | ||
| 05/18/2020 11:33 AM | 05/07/2020 | Weathering the storm: How Congress can help businesses and workers get to the other side of this pandemic and beyond | National Skills Coalition | This piece is one in a series addressing the overlapping policy response necessary to respond to both Covid-19 and its economic impact and to developing technological change in the workplace. | Blog Post | https://medium.com/national-skills-coalition/weathering-the-storm-how-congress-can-help-businesses-and-workers-get-to-the-other-side-of-this-9c75be3be8e5 | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Income | ||||
| 05/18/2020 11:40 AM | 05/07/2020 | Colleges Move to Help Students Find Remote Internships. None Include Fetching Coffee. | EdSurge | Colleges are turning to a number of companies that have emerged in recent years to help encourage and manage remote internships. | News Article | https://www.edsurge.com/news/2020-05-07-colleges-move-to-help-students-find-remote-internships-none-include-fetching-coffee | Link | Education + Training | ||||
| 05/18/2020 11:41 AM | 05/07/2020 | ‘Last Hired, First Fired’: Seven People Who Lost Work in the Virus Recession | Bloomberg | The pandemic could penalize some categories of employees more heavily. | News Article | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-07/coronavirus-putting-minorities-and-the-less-skilled-out-of-work | Link | Employment, Income, Workers' Rights | People of Color, Youth | |||
| 05/18/2020 11:42 AM | 05/09/2020 | Women have been hit hardest by job losses in the pandemic. And it may only get worse. | Washington Post | As job losses linked to the coronavirus pandemic dwarf what the country experienced in the 2007-2009 crisis, the heaviest toll is falling on women. | News Article | https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/05/09/women-unemployment-jobless-coronavirus/ | Link | Women | ||||
| 05/18/2020 11:44 AM | 05/11/2020 | CDC Health and Safety Steps for Specific Occupations | Centers for Disease Control | Website | https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/worker-safety-support/index.html | Link | Employment, Workers' Rights | |||||
| 05/18/2020 12:14 PM | 05/14/2020 | Lessons Earned Podcast: The Future of Online Learning | Strada Education Network | This week, hosts Ben Wildavsky and Andrew Hanson talk to Scott Pulsipher, president of Western Governors University, which began as a bold experiment to create a completely online university—a place where learning is affordable and self-paced and the institution’s value is measured not by the profiles of its incoming freshmen, but the career success of its graduates. As the pandemic forces colleges and universities across the country into a virtual learning environment, Pulsipher offers his perspective from running an online, competency-based university. | Podcast | https://www.stradaeducation.org/podcast/episode-4-scott-pulsipher/ | Link | Education + Training | ||||
| 05/21/2020 10:25 AM | 05/20/2020 | Calif.’s Community Colleges and Lessons Learned in the Last Recession | Inside Higher Ed | California has seen 3 million new unemployment claims filed in recent months, and the state proposed a $740 million budget cut to its community college system. But California's two year colleges are drawing from lessons learned during the last recession to cope with mounting challenges amid the pandemic. Eloy Ortiz Oakley, chancellor of the system, which enrolls more than 2 million students across 115 campuses, talked with us about how the colleges are preparing for the fall. He described how the system has become more flexible for students, and why its leaders aren't counting on a federal bailout. To help broaden Oakley's perspective to the rest of the nation's community colleges, we also spoke with Karen Stout, president and CEO of Achieving the Dream, and the former president of Montgomery County Community College. | Podcast | https://www.insidehighered.com/audio/2020/05/19/ep-7-calif%E2%80%99s-community-colleges-and-lessons-learned-last-recession?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=04963df14f-podcast_email7_052082020&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-04963df14f-235890985 | Link | Education + Training | Post-secondary community college students/institutions | Loh-Sze Leung | Sponsored by ECMC Foundation | Workforce Matters |
| 05/21/2020 01:01 PM | 05/21/2020 | Capitalism Meets Coronavirus: Our Daily Policy Blog | Just Capital | JUST Capital has launched a major initiative, which includes: The COVID-19 Corporate Response Tracker: Demonstrating how America’s 100 largest employers are treating stakeholders amid the coronavirus crisis. Five just principles to help corporate leaders navigate the crisis. Ongoing features including interviews and real-time examples from the field. And survey feedback from the public with our polling partner, Harris, in regards what Americans want most from companies during this time of crisis. To complement this work, we will continue to track key stakeholder-related policy updates for companies not featured in the COVID-19 Corporate Response Tracker below, and will update this feature every weekday. | Blog Post | https://justcapital.com/news/capitalism-meets-coronavirus-how-companies-are-responding/ | Link | Employment, Income, Workers' Rights | Businesses/employees | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 05/25/2020 03:42 PM | 03/31/2020 | The COVID-19 Recession: An Opportunity to Reform our Low Wage Economy? | Center for Employment Equity-UMass Amherst | In this report, we first ask which states, sectors, and workers are likely to be most impacted. We then raise the issue of the next economic crisis, and ask whether the U.S. will be able to reform its labor market and health care systems to prevent future systemic emergencies from becoming unmitigated human disasters. | Report | https://www.umass.edu/employmentequity/covid-19-recession-opportunity-reform-our-low-wage-economy | Link | Employment, Income | Immigrants, People of Color, Women, Low-wage workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 05/26/2020 01:32 PM | 05/18/2020 | The Impact of the HEROES Act on Black Communities | The Joint Center | Blogpost on the impact of the HEROES Act on Black Workers - by Spencer Overton | Blog Post | https://jointcenter.org/the-impact-of-the-heroes-act-on-black-communities/ | Link | Employment | People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 05/26/2020 02:10 PM | 05/20/2020 | How College Students Viewed This Spring's Remote Learning | Inside Higher Ed | An overview of survey results from students at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater on their experiences with remote learning this spring--and what educators/instructors can learn from their feedback and experiences. | Blog Post, News Article | https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2020/05/20/student-view-springs-shift-remote-learning?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=906c43b7c5-DNU_2019_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-906c43b7c5-235890985&mc_cid=906c43b7c5&mc_eid=4119395898 | Link | Education + Training | Youth, College students | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 05/27/2020 12:10 PM | 05/10/2020 | TELLING THE RIGHT STORY ON RACE DURING COVID-19 | Color of Change | A guide for effectively advancing racial justice: communicating about the realities, causes and solutions related to current attacks on our health, economy, democracy and future. | Report | https://colorofchange.org/narrativepower/#book1 | Link | Narrative Change - Race and the Pandemic | People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/01/2020 09:51 AM | 05/29/2020 | Education, Race, and Jobs in the COVID-19 Crisis | Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce | As COVID-19 shakes the economy, the treacherous road to the American Dream increasingly leads to a steep cliffside drop-off for America’s most vulnerable. | Blog Post | https://medium.com/georgetown-cew/education-race-and-jobs-in-the-covid-19-crisis-c927be2c2487 | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Income, Workers' Rights | People of Color | |||
| 06/02/2020 10:51 AM | 05/26/2020 | COVID-19 Revealed That Our Field Needs A Reckoning... | Clair Watson-Minson | Blogpost/reflection by Clair Watson-Minson of NOLA BA (formerly of Associated Black Charities) about race and racism in workforce development and a call to action. | Blog Post | https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/covid-19-revealed-our-field-needs-reckoning-clair/?trackingId=OPEd%2FzQzSReQacbxsU4QFQ%3D%3D | Link | Employment, Race Equity | People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/02/2020 10:53 AM | 06/01/2020 | Black workers face two of the most lethal preexisting conditions for coronavirus—racism and economic inequality | Economic Policy Institute | Though black and brown communities share many of the experiences that make them more susceptible, there are also important differences between these communities that need to be understood in order to effectively combat the adverse economic and health effects of the virus. This report, focused specifically on black workers, is the first in a series that will explore how racial and economic inequality leave workers of color with few good options for protecting both their health and economic well-being. A forthcoming report will highlight conditions for Hispanic workers. | Report | https://www.epi.org/publication/black-workers-covid/ | Link | Employment, Workers' Rights | People of Color, Black Workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/02/2020 11:31 AM | 05/11/2020 | Millions of Workers Have Lost Their Jobs, and Some Are Never Coming Back. An Ambitious Approach Is Needed. | Aspen Institute Future of Work Initiative | Blogpost on the shape of job losses and recommendations for recovery, including preventing additional layoffs; providing longer-term income support for displaced workers; increasing reemployment services; and investing in high-quality education and training. | Blog Post | https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/supporting-workers-facing-permanent-job-losses/ | Link | Employment, Income | Unemployed, low-income workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/03/2020 04:00 PM | 04/08/2020 | CLASP COVID-19 Workforce Response Recommendations | CLASP | CLASP sent this letter to congressional members recommending actions to address the needs of workers in low-wage jobs, those already unemployed and struggling to find work, and those who live in poverty during the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. | Congressional testimony/recommendations | https://www.clasp.org/publications/testimony/comments/clasp-covid-19-workforce-response-recommendations | Link | Employment, Income, Workers' Rights | Gig / Self-Employed / Part-Time Workers, People of Color, Low-wage workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/03/2020 04:09 PM | 05/29/2020 | Summer Jobs Going Virtual During COVID: What We’ve Learned So Far | NYEC | In this post, we offer a way to think about planning for summer programs, information on different platforms for virtual learning and work experiences, potential next steps for local leaders and our coalition as a whole, and remaining questions for the field. | Blog Post | https://nyec.org/2020/05/summer-jobs-going-virtual-during-covid-what-weve-learned-so-far/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Summer jobs | Youth | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/05/2020 09:58 AM | 06/04/2020 | Examining Options to Boost Essential Worker Wages during the Pandemic | Brookings Institution | In this analysis, we consider several policy options that could help boost workers’ wages. We also provide a categorization of which workers qualify as essential—those performing functions society urgently needs that must be done in person—and then detail their incomes and their demographic characteristics. This includes an estimate of the cost of providing bonuses to these workers over the next few months. For example: a program that provides $5 per hour to essential workers would cost $35 billion per month, and a scaled increase (that provides more to lower wage workers, but nothing to higher wage workers) would cost roughly $20 billion. Costs for options that include retroactive payments would depend on the number of months covered. | Blog Post | https://www.brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2020/06/04/examining-options-to-boost-essential-worker-wages-during-the-pandemic/ | Link | Employment, Income | Low-wage workers, essential workers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/05/2020 10:01 AM | 05/31/2020 | Moving Fast and Staying on Target: Lessons from Per Scholas’ Experience with Remote Training | MDRC | How can job training providers retool to meet the demand for remote services? This post shares insights on how Per Scholas, a sector-based training and career advancement program, tackled this challenge in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. | Blog Post | https://www.mdrc.org/publication/moving-fast-and-staying-target-lessons-scholas-experience-remote-training | Link | Education + Training, Remote learning | People of Color, Youth | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/05/2020 10:08 AM | 06/04/2020 | Race, Risk, and Workforce Equity in the Coronavirus Economy | PolicyLink | Based on data on changes in job openings between March 2 and April 13 from Burning Glass Technologies layered with data on worker demographics and wages from the Census, this report offers the most comprehensive analysis of the economic impacts of the crisis on workers by race, gender, nativity, and occupation to date for the United States as a whole and 10 metropolitan regions: Boston, Chicago, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, San Francisco, and Seattle. We examine the labor market impacts for three broad and mutually exclusive occupational groups: health-care jobs; frontline non-healthcare jobs deemed “essential” in the midst of the pandemic; and “non-essential” jobs most likely to be subject to the economic shutdowns that followed declarations of emergency at the federal, state, or local level. | Report | https://www.policylink.org/our-work/economy/national-equity-atlas/COVID-workforce | Link | Employment, Workforce Equity | People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/15/2020 11:01 AM | 06/11/2020 | How We Rise | Brookings | On June 11, the Race, Prosperity, and Inclusion (RPI) Initiative at Brookings has officially launched How We Rise—a new policy blog focused on solutions to upend structural racism and create a more equitable society for all. | Website | https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Food Security, Healthcare, Housing, Income, Workers' Rights | People of Color | |||
| 06/17/2020 03:57 PM | 06/17/2020 | Higher Education and Work Amid Crisis | Inside Higher Ed | The pandemic has accelerated and worsened equity gaps in higher education and its connection to work, according to new data, which may also show paths to improving this connection. | News Article | https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/06/17/pandemic-has-worsened-equity-gaps-higher-education-and-work | Link | Education + Training | People of Color, Youth, Post-secondary students, low-income, students of color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/19/2020 03:34 PM | 06/18/2020 | Philly could first U.S. city to address systemic racism with Black stimulus | Philadelphia Tribune | The measure sponsored by Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez calls for significant borrowing and spending amid a $749 million revenue shortfall caused by the coronavirus pandemic. But Quiñones Sánchez argues the council has a responsibility to pass a “moral budget” to support Black residents, whose economic struggles have drawn renewed attention during the recent protests over police brutality. In the bill, she cites “an unprecedented movement to reinvest Broken Windows policing [funding] into a Black stimulus that provides real economic security for our neighbors.” | News Article | https://www.phillytrib.com/news/business/philly-could-first-u-s-city-to-address-systemic-racism-with-black-stimulus/article_3ff8d082-82f0-5304-9739-5b3a70a9f3cd.html | Link | Education + Training, Employment, Income, Economic Development | People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/29/2020 09:33 AM | 06/24/2020 | Federal government allows use of TANF, SNAP E&T, WIOA funds to support digital inclusion | National Skills Coalition | New guidance from the federal government can help skills advocates to improve digital access and equity for adult learners and workers. In particular, several federal agencies have clarified how existing policies can be used to remedy technology gaps faced by many US jobseekers and workers. | Blog Post | https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/federal-government-allows-use-of-tanf-snap-et-wioa-funds-to-support-digital-inclusion?emci=af0a76ef-3eb6-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&emdi=596449de-4ab6-ea11-9b05-00155d039e74&ceid=2686015 | Link | Education + Training, Digital Inclusion | Immigrants, People of Color | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/30/2020 09:45 AM | 06/23/2020 | Department of Education announces Reimagine Workforce Preparation grants | National Skills Coalition | The U.S. Department of Education today published a Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) for $127.5 million in new grant funds that states and other stakeholders can use to create or expand short-term education and training opportunities, including career pathways models, and to support the development of small business incubators on college campuses. | Blog Post | https://www.nationalskillscoalition.org/news/blog/department-of-education-announces-reimagine-workforce-preparation-grants | Link | Education + Training | Unemployed workers/job seekers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/30/2020 09:55 AM | 06/24/2020 | COVID-19 Work and Education Survey | Strada Education | This week’s data also shows what is motivating the workers looking to change fields—and for about half, the decision isn’t about finances or career advancement. | Blog Post, Report | https://www.stradaeducation.org/publicviewpoint/ | Link | Education + Training, Employment | Unemployed/job seekers | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 06/30/2020 10:03 AM | 06/01/2020 | On the Margins: Economic Security for Women of Color through the Coronavirus Crisis and Beyond. | Closing the Women's Wealth Gap | Learn why women of color are suffering severely from the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis, opportunities to advance gender economic equity in near-term recovery efforts, and possible strategies to prevent wealth extraction and foster long-term economic security for women of color. | Report | https://womenswealthgap.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/OnTheMargins_April2020_CWWG.pdf | Link | Income | People of Color, Women | Loh-Sze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
| 07/08/2020 10:16 AM | 07/08/2020 | What Worked This Spring? Well-Designed and -Delivered Courses | Inside Higher Ed | Professors and students alike viewed their remote learning experience most favorably this spring when their courses incorporated more "best practices." That's the path to making the inevitable virtual education better this fall. Read about the results of a few studies/surveys of students by Digital Promise and Tyton Partners. | News Article, Report | https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2020/07/08/what-kept-students-studying-remotely-satisfied-spring-well? | Link | Education + Training, Remote learning | post-secondary students | LohSze Leung | Workforce Matters | |
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