Russell Krumnow is the Managing Director of Opportunity Nation and works with more than 350 partner organizations to advance policy change and community actions that expand economic opportunity across the country. Read Russell’s bio.
Posts by Russell Krumnow
We can’t afford to sideline our young talent
One of the groups most at risk for disconnection from critically important education and career pathways are the millions of young adults who have spent time in the...
Incredible momentum and progress on youth employment
Today’s exciting announcement by more than a dozen of the country’s largest and most influential businesses to hire 100,000 young adults who have been shut out of the...
U.S. Youth Employment is Key to Expanding Opportunity
Equal access to opportunity for all Americans is the defining issue of our time, one that has been gathering momentum, bipartisan support and urgency in recent years. Now...
The Power of Civic Engagement: Opening the Door to Opportunity for American Youth
Russell Krumnow, Managing Director of Opportunity Nation The number is staggering. Today, 5.6 million teens and young adults ages 16 to 24 throughout the United States are neither in...
Opportunity Nation Youth Employment Series
Did you know youth unemployment in the United States has been at least twice the national average for more than 60 consecutive months? Imagine the headlines if overall...
One Astounding Fact from the August Unemployment Numbers
Did you know youth unemployment in the U.S. has been at least twice the national average for more than 60 consecutive months? And August was no different. The total unemployment...
Education Drives Expanded Access to Opportunity in the U.S.
September is a time for optimism. As millions of students head back to school, their parents are filled with hope that their children will learn, build skills,...
