Paul Kendrick is Opportunity Nation’s Director of Coalition and Grassroots Engagement, working with partner organizations across the country, as well as Opportunity Nation’s Leaders and Scholars, on the campaign to increase opportunity in America. Read Paul’s bio.
Posts by Paul Kendrick
Building a youth-driven opportunity movement
In late June, three Opportunity Leaders and I had the chance to address 300 high school students who are taking part in BBYO's summer camp session for their...
The Power of Twitter Collaboration
Opportunity Leaders, Young Invincibles and partners of the Opportunity Nation Coalition had an outstanding Twitter chat last week on creating more career opportunities for young people. This dialogue...
How Starbucks’ Solutions City Shows the Importance of Leading on Youth Employment
It was a striking moment. Last week, the mayor of a major American city was sitting in a coffee shop filled with community members, asking the employers who...
New Book Spurs Debate on America’s Bottlenecks to Opportunity
What are the essential steps in life we need to take in order to gain access to more opportunity? On the path to upward mobility and economic...
America’s Promise Alliance: “Don’t Call Them Dropouts.”
“We left school, but we’re not ‘dropouts.’” An urgent call to better understand why so many youth are leaving high school without their diplomas instead of simply branding...