Posts by Politico
Morning Education: Measuring Opportunity
MEASURING OPPORTUNITY: New Jersey took first place this year for educational improvements in Opportunity Nation's annual Opportunity Index, released today. Forty-six states improved, two states saw no change...
Addressing youth unemployment
Caitlin Emma, Education Reporter ADDRESSING YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT: Lawmakers, business and higher education leaders and nonprofits will gather at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in D.C. next week for the...
Morning Education: Opportunity for All
Allie Grasgreen, Higher Education Reporter OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL: Almost all states are doing a better job of providing students with opportunities to better themselves compared with previous years. Opportunity...
Summit Will Tackle Youth Unemployment
A group of businesses, nonprofits and other organizations plan to hold a summit on youth unemployment this February, covering skills training, career pathways and education. The summit, called...
Bill Invests in Next Generation
Mark Edwards, Executive Director, Opportunity Nation and Andrea Levere, President, CFED Every 5-year-old wants a piggy bank to fill with the jangling pennies and nickels that hold the...
Op-ed: Closing America’s Opportunity Gap
Melody Barnes and John Bridgeland, Opportunity Nation Leadership Council Important ideological differences divide Republicans and Democrats on many issues, but there is one tenet of American life that...
