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Introducing the New Opportunity Nation Website!

Cara Willis • Monday, June 9, 2014

Friends, I am so excited to welcome you to our shiny new website! After listening to feedback from our network over the past three years, we hope you will find the new interface helpful and easy to navigate.

WIA and Other Things That Have Been Around Since 1998

Melanie Anderson • Wednesday, June 4, 2014

The Workforce Investment Act, a $3 billion program that funds education and career services for adults and at-risk youth, was introduced 16 years ago and has not been updated since 2003.

Strengthen, Incentivize, Prioritize: Workforce Innovation & Opportunity

Melanie Anderson • Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Opportunity Nation will be hosting another briefing call for Coalition members over the next few weeks with congressional staff and providing more resources.

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Updates for May 27, 2014

Melanie Anderson • Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Opportunity Nation is thrilled that a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives announced they had reached a deal to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). This $3 billion program funds state and local workforce initiatives and provides a comprehensive menu of job training services for adults and youth. WIA was last updated in 1998 and has been stuck in political gridlock since the law came up for reauthorization in 2003.

Opportunity Nation and Citi Foundation Launch New Initiative Examining Civic Engagement Impact

Russell Krumnow • Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Opportunity Nation is partnering with the Citi Foundation on a new initiative that will look at civic engagement’s impact on youth economic opportunity.

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Updates

Melanie Anderson • Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Opportunity Nation is thrilled that a bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives announced they had reached a deal to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA).

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Statement

Cara Willis • Thursday, May 22, 2014

Opportunity Nation is thrilled to see bipartisan and bicameral movement on this important issue we've been working on since our founding in 2011. In this political environment, it is a huge win.

America’s Promise Alliance: “Don’t Call Them Dropouts.”

Paul Kendrick • Thursday, May 22, 2014

An urgent call to better understand why so many youth are leaving high school without their diplomas instead of simply branding them with a negative term is the central message of a new report by Opportunity Nation Steering Committee Member America’s Promise Alliance (APA), Don’t Call Them Dropouts.

Dear Congress: A letter from 200 Businesses And Organizations

Melanie Anderson • Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Opportunity Nation and more than 200 organizations signed a letter urging Members of Congress to update and improve the Career and Technical Education Act.

Opportunity Nation Welcomes College Visions to our Coalition

Moira Hinderer • Thursday, May 8, 2014

We are thrilled that Rhode Island-based College Visions has joined our diverse and growing coalition. This innovative nonprofit provides low-income and first generation college-bound youth with individualized advising and resources.

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