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Posts by Ben Miller
Index Indicator Blog Series: Community Health Centers Can Ensure Health Access
While most recent conversations about health reform have focused on “Obamacare,” the health insurance reform passed by Congress in 2009, an equally important issue is the lack of...
Opportunity Indicator Series: Unemployment
Employment is one of the most powerful contributing factors to economic opportunity. It is essential to well-being, self-worth,and economic survival. More than any other issue, Democrats and Republicans talk...
Can Opportunity Heal Our Divided Politics?
Americans believe that our country is more divided than at any time in our history, apart from the Civil Rights Era, according to a new national survey. This...
Seattle Community Conversation Recap
Last week, we participated in a dynamic conversation hosted by World Vision, Seattle Community Colleges and the City of Seattle’s Office of Economic Development with 50 opportunity advocates...
Bipartisan American Dream Accounts Act Celebrated at Event Co-Hosted by Opportunity Nation and CFED
On May 9th, Opportunity Nation and our coalition partner CFED were joined by more than 100 leaders from around the country representing various sectors – education, banking, business, Congress, the...
Great Convening in Atlanta
Thank you Atlanta! It was inspiring to see so many coalition partners and new faces last week in Atlanta, at an event cohosted by our fantastic partners Points...
What’s the Best Way to Rank a College?
Every March, as students anxiously await acceptance letters from their preferred colleges and universities, those same institutions wait just as nervously to find how they've scored on US News...