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 of Light, HandsOn Atlanta and Jumpstart.
This week, Sens. Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) will reintroduce the American Dream Accounts Act, which would create college savings accounts for low-income students and monitor higher education readiness through a personal online account.
Earlier in April, civic, education, nonprofit and political leaders from across Central Iowa participated in Opportunity in Iowa: Closing the Gaps Between Youth and Economic Success, a forum held at Des Moines Area Community College.
We are thrilled that today Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Rob Portman (R-OH) introduced the Careers Through Responsive, Efficient and Effective Retraining (CAREER) Act. The CAREER Act will improve the delivery of federal job training programs that help young people start on the path towards a career.
That promise of a stable livelihood that generations of high-school graduates banked on has faded. The path to a decent living, many older workers are discovering, now must pass through college, even if that seems like an uncomfortable place.
Philip Tryon, an Opportunity Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin, has spent the last several months learning about the legislative process in his homestate of Texas.
President Obama released his FY 2014 budget request Wednesday that includes resources that will create more robust education and career opportunities for youth.
Opportunity Nation team members had a great time in St. Paul, Minnesota last week, where we introduced the Opportunity Index to community leaders and learned about local efforts to expand economic mobility.
Civic, education, nonprofit and political leaders from across Central Iowa participated in Opportunity in Iowa: Closing the Gaps Between Youth and Economic Success, a forum held at Des Moines Area Community College’s Ankeny Campus on Friday, April 5.
