One pressing national issue that presidential candidates in both parties agree on is the growing income inequality. The challenge is finding agreement on what the president or the federal government should do about it.
We need 60 Senators to realize how important college savings accounts paired with financial support are to increasing opportunity for thousands of young Americans.
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 job market is not just bold and inspiring.
Residents of areas with high standards of living, low poverty levels, and low crime tend to give less to charity than those in poorer areas, according to new research compiled by The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a Washington, D.C., periodical, which crunched data for 2,670 counties across the U.S.
More than 5.5 million Americans between 16 and 24 fall into that discouraging category, according to the study. While that’s 280,000 fewer than the postrecession peak in 2010, it’s still nearly 1 of every 7 of that age group – and more than the entire populations of 30 states.
The need to change the trajectory of so many youth and young adults in Baltimore is clear. Changing that trajectory, though, requires knowing where you came from as well as where you want to go.
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 most engaged leaders.
It’s a common combination across the country: Residents of areas with high standards of living, low poverty, and low crime give less to charity than those in less well off areas.
