News & Events
Bright Spots from the Senate’s Bipartisan WIOA Discussion Draft
August 27, 2024 — New America
Listen Here for the next edition of “Newark Today”
June 20, 2024 — WBGO
Newark Highlights Workforce Development Initiatives With NLC and USDOL
June 3, 2024 — The Newark Times
New study has sobering findings about life for Newark youth
May 31, 2024 — WBGO
‘Literally life or death’: California kids are disappearing from school and the workforce. No one knows where they are
May 22, 2024 — San Fransico Chronicle
San Mar’s young adult housing project wins support of commissioners, Nora Roberts charity
May 13, 2024 — Aol
Without School or Work, Some California Youth Are Left Disconnected from the Economy
May 8, 2024 — Public Policy Institute of California
Why so many Gen Zers are struggling to find a connection to work, school, and a sense of purpose
May 6, 2024 — Business Insider
Meet the Gen Zers struggling to stay in work or school — and the parents who are at a loss for how to help
April 27, 2024 — Business Insider
Report Says Newark’s Youth Disconnection Persists, Varies by Ward
April 26, 2024 — TapInto
Newark youth not in school or working nearly double the statewide rate, new report finds
April 24, 2024 — Chalkbeat
Focus on Newark Youth, Who ‘Struggle To See a Path Forward’
April 24, 2024 — NJER
New: 18.4% of Newark Young People Are Not in School and Not Working
April 24, 2024 — NJER
From Social Good to Strategic Talent Advantage: The Business Case for Hiring Opportunity Youth
April 17, 2024 — SHRM
Board of Supervisors unanimously approves resolution declaring racism as a public health crisis
March 15, 2024 — County of Sonoma
Sonoma County declares racism a public health crisis
March 14, 2024 — KRON 4
We will invest in the state’s future through the New Jersey YouthBuild Act
February 9, 2024 — Daily Record
North Carolina leaders seek more career prep in K-12 schools
February 9, 2024 — WRAL
Rhode Island making progress keeping youth from falling through cracks on road to adulthood
January 29, 2024 — News From The States
Signed, Sealed, Delivered: New Jersey Governor signs Youth Disconnection Prevention Bill
January 17, 2024 — Insider NJ
BESE president revokes emergency order for failed LEAP test appeals
December 4, 2023 — Louisiana Illuminator
JCTC career support program helping at-risk Louisville teens, young adults find success
October 27, 2023 — WDRB
Labor Leaders Reintroduce Bill to Expand Training Opportunities for Disconnected Youth
September 15, 2023 —Education & the Workforce Committee Democrats
Disasters’ Great Divide: The inequitable toll of wildfires in Sonoma County
August 11, 2023 — The Sonoma Index-Tribune
25 Least Developed States in the USA
May 15, 2023 — Yahoo Finance
Face the Facts: Many Mayors Want Changes to Funding for Conn. Schools to Happen Faster
May 7, 2023 — NBC Connecticut
Hospital Expansion Planned in Queens ‘Trauma Desert’ Where Gunshot Victims Fare Worse
April 25, 2023 — The Trace
Congress Must Bolster Youth Employment Programs To Secure America’s Economic Future
April 24, 2023 — Center for American Progress
Jamaica Hospital to Expand Trauma Bays — a Lifeline for Queens Gunshot Victims
April 24, 2023 — THE CITY
Kern County colleges and libraries reach out to ‘disconnected youth’
September 30, 2022 — 23ABC
Generation COVID: Record Numbers of Youth Opt Out of College, Work
September 28, 2022 — Newsweek
As Louisville ‘disconnected youth’ numbers rise, groups offer help with education, career
July 15, 2022 — Louisville Courier Journal
Men—It’s your month to get checked out
June 6, 2022 — L’Observateur
To address the declining fortunes of the young, we need to go upstream
May 19, 2022 — Augusta Free Press
The Pandemic has Worsened Youth Disconnection, Exacerbated Inequality, Report Finds
April 5, 2022 — Marketplace
Portrait of Sonoma County delivers a mixed picture of health and well-being in the county
January 26, 2022 — Sonoma County Gazette
2021 Portrait of Sonoma County: Well-being study finds new successes, ongoing challenges along race, ethnicity, gender and geographic lines
January 26, 2022 — The Press Democrat
California’s racial inequality: What can state do with $31 billion?
December 29, 2021 — CalMatters
Ask the PAC: What’s ahead for the Petaluma Healthcare District?
December 16, 2021 — North Bay Business Journal
Health Disparities Continue to Impact Black Communities in California
December 14, 2021 — KQED
Together, the Houston High Students and Memphis’ Struggling Youths, can Boost Transit
December 3, 2021 — Memphis Commerical Appeal
California progress report reveals Asian, white success and Latino leap forward
November 23, 2021 — SF Examiner
Pharmacies Ask for Lots of Info to Book a COVID-19 Vaccine. What Happens to That Data?
April 16, 2021 — Consumer Reports
Youngest workers facing financial crisis
April 12, 2021 — Benefits Pro
Young Women Are Dropping Out of School and Work. Is Caregiving the Culprit?
April 8, 2021 — The New York Times
Out of Work, Taking on Care: Young Women Face Mounting Challenges in the “She-cession”
April 6, 2021 — Institute for Women’s Policy Research
New Orleans Will Give Unconditional Cash Payments To ‘Opportunity Youth’
April 2, 2021 — New Orleans Public Radio
Ensuring Health Data Collection Protects Patient Privacy, Equity
March 30, 2021 — Health IT Analytics
Inequalities in Louisiana have been exacerbated by COVID-19
February 16, 2021 — The Lens NOLA
Adults over 55 dominate Queens community boards, data shows
February 4, 2021 — Queens Daily Eagle
Racial, ethnic and gender disparities persist on every Queens community board. New applicants can change that
January 27, 2021 — Queens Daily Eagle
Louisiana by the numbers: Report outlines which parishes have best quality of life, what we can do to get better
December 31, 2020 — Monroe News-Star
Study: Well-being gaps between African Americans and whites are result of policy decisions
December 20, 2020 — The Shreveport Times
NYPD Cops Cash In on Sex Trade Arrests With Little Evidence, While Black and Brown New Yorkers Pay the Price
December 7, 2020 — ProPublica
Northeast Louisiana was suffering before the pandemic and is in more dire straits now
December 3, 2020 — Louisiana Illuminator
A Tale of Two Louisianas
November 19, 2020 — The Bayou Brief
New study highlights neighborhood disparities in Louisiana, Caddo Parish
November 18, 2020 — KSLA News 12
Research group wants Louisiana to treat internet access as a utility
November 17, 2020 — Daily Advertiser
‘Portrait Of Louisiana’ Shows Education Gap Persists Between Black And White Residents
November 16, 2020 — WWNO
Campbell reelection triggers “Measure of America”
November 14, 2020 — KTBS 3
CORONAVIRUS Study: Rural Georgia County Has Nation’s Highest Rate Of ‘Youth Disconnection’
August 15, 2020 — WABE
Black communities were forgotten during the recovery from the Great Recession. We can’t let that happen again.
July 25, 2020 — Business Insider
COVID-testing map reveals glaring gaps in hard-hit Queens neighborhoods
July 15, 2020 — Queens Daily Eagle
Mapping COVID in Queens: Testing expands but gaps remain in former crisis ‘epicenter’
July 7, 2020 — Queens Eagle
A Decade Undone: Youth Disconnection in the Age of Coronavirus
June 15, 2020 — Philanthropy News Digest
Today’s Buzz
June 15, 2020 — NYN First Read
New study: Native American youth most likely racial, ethnic group in US to be ‘disconnected’
June 11, 2020 — Great Falls Tribune
La pandemia amenaza el avance para conectar a jóvenes a estudios o trabajo
June 10, 2020 — El Diario
COVID-19 could devastate nation’s youth when it comes to school, work, new report finds
June 10, 2020 — Marketplace
New York Immigrant Communities Hit Hardest by the COVID-19 Pandemic, Data Shows
April 2, 2020 — Documented
America’s ‘financial satisfaction’ hits a 10-year high — with one glaring exception
January 22, 2020 — Market Watch
City Provides Paid Internships through Phoenix Youth R.I.S.E.
January 20, 2020 — AZEDNews
Amid disparities, applications open for Queens’ 14 community boards
January 14, 2020 — Queens Eagle
The best New York political investigations of 2019
December 30, 2019 — City & State New York
Significant racial disparities affect every community board in Queens
December 20, 2019 — Queens Eagle
How We Reported on Gunshot Victims’ Access to Trauma Care
December 18, 2019 — SOURCE
Louisville’s $15 billion problem: 17,000 young people are out of school and out of work
December 11, 2019 — Louisville Courier Journal
Access To Child Services Linked To Race, Neighborhood And Income, Analysis Finds
December 5, 2019 — The City
How well does your community board represent the district? Not very.
November 26, 2019 — Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Southeast Queens Gunshot Victims Are Likeliest To Die: Report
October 18, 2019 — Patch
Queens gunshot victims are more likely to die, analysis finds
October 17, 2019 — The New York Post
In New York, the Neighborhood You’re Shot in May Determine Whether You Survive
October 17, 2019 — The Trace
Newark Officials Said There Was No Lead In Schools’ Water, Data Shows Otherwise
October 8, 2019 — Gothamist
A Tale of Two City Council Districts: The Importance of Disaggregated Data to Accurately Measure SDGs in the United States
September 11, 2019 — Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data
4.5 Million Young People Nationwide Are Not Working or in School. How Cities Are Working to Get Them Back on Track — & Avoid the School-to-Prison Pipeline
August 15, 2019 — The 74
Longer commutes could mean higher obesity rates, analysis show
August 1, 2019 — Brooklyn Daily Eagle
McDonald’s Youth Opportunity Program Engages Over 4,200 Chicago Youth
July 18, 2019 — Chicago Defender
Press Conference: Groundbreaking Investments in California’s Central Valley to Unleash Latino Civic and Economic Power to be Announced
July 18, 2019 — Business Wire
Provider shortages and geographic gaps plague the early intervention system for NYC’s youngest learners
June 18, 2019 — Chalkbeat
Little and Late Help for the Youngest New Yorkers
June 17, 2019 — The City
Here’s How We Can Boost Youth Employment
June 5, 2019 — OZY
Opportunity Summit 2019
May 30, 2019 — The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint
Demanding equity: When do we stand up?
May 9, 2019 — Sonoma Valley Sun
San Diego Summit Aims to Connect Youth To Opportunities
May 2, 2019 — KPBS
‘Youth Disconnection’ Rate Down but Challenges Remain, Study Finds
April 26, 2019 — Philanthropy News Digest
The National Youth Disconnection Rate Continues To Fall, But Progress Has Slowed And The Rate For Black Youth Has Increased
April 25, 2019 — Yahoo Finance
Searching For Cuyahoga County’s “Disconnected Youth”
April 25, 2019 — ideastream
The Latino Community Foundation to Host 2019 Latino Policy Summit Calling on the Latino Community in California to Make Their Voices Heard in 2020
April 23, 2019 — BusinessWire
The cost of youth unemployment
April 4, 2019 — Marketplace
When Should The City Be Allowed To Take Your Home?
March 25, 2019 — Bklyner
Disconnected Youth an Opportunity
March 24, 2019 — The Ledger Independent
On the Hunt for Open Data
March 12, 2019 — Medium
‘Disconnected Youth’ Is a Growing Crisis
February 28, 2019 — The Nation
EVENT: DATA2GOHEALTH.NYC Scavenger Hunt!
Join us in Brooklyn on March 6 for our first-ever scavenger hunt! Click here to register.
Sonoma County’s divided rooms
February 20, 2019 — Cloverdale Reveille
Jan. 24: DATA2GOHEALTH.NYC Webinar
January 24, 2019 — Measure of America and the Nonprofit Coordinating Committee of New York present DATA2GOHEALTH.NYC in the webinar “Unlocking Potential: New Health-Related Data for Decision Making & Community Well-Being.” Click here to watch.
Latino businesses are often denied funding — here’s one possible reason
January 25, 2019 — MarketWatch
Keep Disconnected Youth on Track for Their Sake and the Economy’s
January 9, 2019 — YouthToday
Jan. 2: Measure of America at Brooklyn Borough Board Meeting
January 2, 2019 — Measure of America’s Rebecca Gluskin presents findings from A Portrait of NYC at a Brooklyn Borough Board meeting. Click here to watch.
Which Americans have improved their well-being most since 2008?
December 14, 2018 — MarketWatch
Latinos in U.S. See Surge in Well-Being
December 14, 2018 — U.S. News & World Report
Community partner resources
December 3, 2018 — Illinois State University News
UM-Dearborn Convenes Opportunity Youth Forum Nov. 16
October 18, 2018 — Patch.com
Why youth are sitting out work, school focus of Friday forum at UM-Dearborn
November 14, 2018 — Crain’s Detroit Business
The Lingering Effects of Youth Experiencing Disconnection
October 18, 2018 — NextCity
For Immigrants, It’s Increasingly Home, Home In The ‘Burbs
October 10, 2018 — Urban Matters
America’s youngest working generation could become an economic powerhouse
October 10, 2018 — MarketWatch
KCRW Segment with MOA’s Kristen Lewis
October 10, 2018 — KCRW (NPR Los Angeles)
NPR Marketplace Interview with MOA’s Kristen Lewis
October 9, 2018 — NPR Marketplace
North Brooklyn Cops and Kids Bond Over NYPD’s Flag Football Initiative
October 5, 2018 — The Bushwick Daily
Hyatt Hotels Commit to Hiring 10,000 Opportunity Youth by 2025
October 1, 2018 — Odessa American Online
Working together 101: How academics and journalists can collaborate
August 27, 2018 — Reveal
Don’t believe the naysayers. California isn’t too big, too depopulated or too ungovernable
August 16, 2018 — Los Angeles Times
Harnessing the Power of Data: Stories from the Field & the Five Most Interesting Findings from “A Portrait of New York City 2018”
August 9, 2018 — Human Services Council and FPWA
Here’s How States Rank In Number Of At-Risk Youth
July 18, 2018 — Patch
Here’s How NC Ranks In Number Of At-Risk Youth
July 18, 2018 — Patch
The Latest
July 5, 2018 — New York Nonprofit Media
Race, Gender & Salaries in NYC
June 18, 2018 — The Brian Lehrer Show – WNYC
CBS News Radio Interview – Loneliness Study
May 1, 2018 — CBS News Radio
Employers are offering jobs to struggling youths – if they can find a way to get there
April 24, 2018 — Commercial Appeal
America Is a Dangerous Place to Be a Kid
April 12, 2018 — The Nation
Indiana Among States With Shortest Life Expectancy
April 12, 2018 — WBIW
Great News For Californians When It Comes To Life Expectancy
April 6, 2018 — KSRO
Housing Matters: Chipping Away at School Segregation
March 31, 2018 — Norwood News
Five surprising takeaways from new data on youth disconnection in San Diego County
March 30, 2018 — San Diego Workforce Partnership
Facing dearth of skilled employees, STEMposium seeks to ‘light a fire’ in kids – especially girls
March 28, 2018 — The Bakersfield Californian
March 15: Opportunity Youth San Diego Webinar
March 15, 2018 — Webinar. Kristen Lewis participated in “New Data on Youth Disconnection: State of Opportunity Youth in San Diego County,” a webinar unveiling the latest numbers on disconnected youth in San Diego calculated by Measure of America. The data is part of a collaboration between the San Diego Workforce Partnership and Measure of America to assess youth disconnection, set goals and track progress in the county. You can watch the recorded webinar and see the slides. For more information on the effort to reduce youth disconnection in San Diego, visit OpportunitySD.org.
March 25: National Association of Workforce Boards Annual Forum 2018
March 25, 2018 — Washington, DC. Measure of America’s Sarah Burd-Sharps will speak at the National Association of Workforce Boards Annual Forum about Measure of America’s collaboration with the San Diego Workforce Partnership to address youth disconnection in San Diego. Click here for more information about the event.
March 19: National Reengagement Plus! Convening
March 19, 2018 — Philadelphia, PA. Co-director Kristen Lewis will speak about Measure of America’s latest disconnected youth research at the Philadelphia Youth Network’s sixth National Reengagement Plus! Convening. The convening is sponsored by the National League of Cities and will focus on strategies to reengage young people disconnected from school and work. Click here for more details on the event, and here to read MoA’s latest disconnected youth report and interact with the data.
Close to Home: How to turn around our failing system of health care
March 17, 2018 — The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Michigan should join 38 other states that register voters online
March 17, 2018 — Detroit Free Press
USA: Two economies, one nation
March 15, 2018 — CITY A.M.
March 6: MOA at NYC Open Data Week
March 6, 2018 — New York, NY. Co-director Sarah Burd-Sharps will participate in a panel organized by NYU’s GovLab for NYC’s Open Data Week, along with representatives from the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, Viacom, and the Sunlight Foundation. The “If You Build It, Will They Come? A Case for Demand-Driven Data” panel will discuss the demand for open data. Click here to find out more about the event.
Second Chances in the Era of the Jobless Future
March 5, 2018 — The Brooklyn Rail
Ka-Ching! 6 States With the Highest Average Income
February 28, 2018 — The Motley Fool
Californians Are Struggling to Pay for Rising Water Rates
February 27, 2018 — NewsDeeply
Californians struggle to pay for rising water prices
February 27, 2018 — The Weather Network
The life expectancy gap: Healdsburg highest, Russian River lowest
February 20, 2018 — Sonoma West Times & News
Business owners optimistic about future of Santa Rosa’s colorful Roseland district
February 4, 2018 — The Press Democrat
CommUNITY Mentoring seeks business mentors
February 2, 2018 — The Kent Island Bay Times and the Record-Observer
The Path of Opportunity, the Path of Despair: John King offers Urban Alliance a Tale of Two High Schools
February 1, 2018 — The 74
Letters to the Editor, Jan. 2 – 4
January 1, 2018 — The Sonoma Index-Tribune
In the new year, worry-free California has a lot to worry about
December 9, 2017 — The OC Register
Depression in late teens linked to high school drop out
December 9, 2017 — Business Standard
NYC’s high school wars: Helicopter parenting hits a new peak
December 9, 2017 — Salon
Depression in late teens linked to high school drop out
December 8, 2017 — Reuters
Stark results revealed in LA well-being and equity report
December 3, 2017 — Famagusta Gazette
Gap of well-being in Los Angeles County striking: report
December 2, 2017 — Xinhua
Press Kit: The Opportunity Project
November 30, 2017 — Military Technology
Open data tools promote Census awareness
December 2, 2017 — FCW Magazine
From disconnection to opportunity: Zip Code Project aims to reconnect the ‘disconnected youth’ of Arizona
November 30, 2017 — Cronkite News
Audio: KNX Radio Segment, Portrait of LA County
November 30, 2017 — KNX 1070 CBS Los Angeles
Audio: KPCC Radio Segment, Portrait of LA County
November 30, 2017 — KPCC Southern California Public Radio
South Bay Singled Out In Report On Extreme Income Disparity
November 30, 2017 — Redondo Beach Patch
New Study Reveals Sharp Contrasts in County Income and Quality of Life
November 29, 2017 — Los Angeles Business Journal
Some L.A. County cities scored highest in U.S. for ‘well being’ while others scored among lowest in new study
November 29, 2017 — Pasadena Star-News
New Report Shows LA County Has Highest and Lowest Levels of Wealth in US
November 29, 2017 — NBC Los Angeles
New Portrait of County Reveals Five ‘LAs’ from ‘Glittering’ to ‘Precarious’
November 29, 2017 — Santa Clarita Valley TV News
L.A. County Has Highest and Lowest Levels of Wealth In U.S.
November 29, 2017 — Latino Easter Group Publications News
Nov. 29: DATA2GO.NYC Demo at the US Census Bureau
November 29, 2017 — Washington, DC. Measure of America will join other organizations using data to expand opportunity at the US Census Bureau’s Opportunity Project. MOA’s Laura Laderman will demo DATA2GO.NYC and discuss how the tool can help with outreach for Census 2020. Click here to watch live at noon!
Nov. 29: A Portrait of Los Angeles County Launch
November 29, 2017 — Los Angeles, CA. The Southern California Grantmakers will host an event to launch Measure of America’s latest well-being report, A Portrait of Los Angeles County. The event is open to the public, click here for more information!
Leon E. Panetta: National service and duty to country
November 25, 2017 — Santa Cruz Sentinel
Leon E. Panetta: National service and duty to country
November 25, 2017 — Monterey Herald
‘What We’re Hoping to Do Is Expose People to Global Approaches, Organizations’
November 17, 2017 — Youth Today
New York Times Highlights Nonprofits’ Value for Disconnected Youths
November 13, 2017 — Nonprofit Quarterly
Nonprofits Give ‘Disconnected’ Youths Another Chance
November 6, 2017 — The New York Times
Vigilance required for public pensions to reach full funding
October 27, 2017 — The Maui News
Can You Really Make Money While Doing Good?
October 25, 2017 — Marketplace
Malibu Life Expectancy Among Highest in LA County
October 22, 2017 — The Malibu Times
The state’s next governor should endorse New Mexico Development Accounts
October 15, 2017 — The Albuquerque Journal
Malibu real estate just got a new selling point — life expectancy
October 10, 2017 — The Real Deal
Disconnection in Michigan is still a community issue that needs to be addressed
October 4, 2017 – Michigan State University
Malibu: Top 5 Longest Life Expectancies In LA County
October 4, 2017 — Malibu Patch
LA County Life Expectancy Report Shows Big Gap Between Communities
October 4, 2017 — Redondo Beach Patch
You could live 15 years longer depending on your neighborhood
October 4, 2017 — KPCC
Our schools are focused on filling colleges, not jobs. Here are some ideas to fix that.
September 29, 2017 — The News & Observer
Fay Jones School Hosts Cooper Hewitt Exhibition ‘By the People: Designing a Better America’ Through Dec. 16
September 7, 2017 — University of Arkansas Newswire
Food deserts limit access to healthy foods for low-income people
September 6, 2017 — Colorado Springs Independent
Skills gap cited as challenge for W.Va.
September 1, 2017 — The Huntington Herald Dispatch
Sept. 26: Portrait of Los Angeles County Sneak Peek
September 26, 2017 — Los Angeles, CA. Measure of America’s Kristen Lewis will present a sneak peek of our upcoming Portrait of Los Angeles County report at the Southern California Grantmakers annual conference. For more information, click here.
Sept. 20-21: Connection 2017 Experience
September 20-21, 2017 — Pittsburgh, PA. Measure of America’s Partnerships Specialist Vikki Lassiter will be a speaker at MANY’s Connection 2017 event, which brings together actors working to improve outcomes for youth from various sectors. Click here for more information and tickets, and here to see Vikki’s introduction.
Oct. 4: Health, Wealth, and Housing: Promoting Cross-Sector Collaborations for Equity Conference
October 4, 2017 — Los Angeles, CA. Measure of America co-director Sarah Burd-Sharps will participate in the Health, Wealth, and Housing: Promoting Cross-Sector Collaborations for Equity Conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Sarah will discuss the latest research and evidence-based strategies that move the needle on improving the quality of life for low-income families with other expert panelists.
W.Va. hopes tech-voc education will remedy skills gap, opioid crisis
August 14, 2017 — HR Dive
Seeing Hope for Flagging Economy, West Virginia Revamps Vocational Track
August 10, 2017 — The New York Times
Health disparity across Petaluma
August 7, 2017 — Petaluma Argus Courier
Forging Connection for Disconnected Youth
July 31, 2017 — Local Initiatives Support Corporation blog
Aug. 4: Philanthropy’s Impact in the Southwest: Strengthening Local Communities to Achieve Global Goals
August 4, 2017 — Albuquerque, NM. Measure of America’s co-director Kristen Lewis will be a speaker in a meeting about the role of philanthropy work in the Southwest in contributing to the universal Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) co-hosted by the Council on Foundations, Philanthropy Southwest, and Albuquerque Community Foundation. For more information, click here.
Cottage Health Debuts Free Population Health Data Tools
July 22, 2017 — Noozhawk
Bank of America’s Student Leaders program connects community-minded teens to paid nonprofit internships and leadership development
July 22, 2017 — Valley News
Are Utah youth at risk?
July 20, 2017 — Deseret News Utah
Nearly Five Million Youth Are Out of School and Work. Here’s How Three Cities Are Planning to Reengage Them.
July 19, 2017 — CitiesSpeak
Career 360: An Employer-led Approach to Bridging the Opportunity Divide
Co-Authors: Corey Matthews, National Director of LeadersUp and Kristen Lewis, Co-Director, Measure of America
Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” If you currently live in Chicago, you know what it feels like to be living a tale of two cities. On the one hand, the city boasts the third-largest metro economy in the United States. It is a global financial center, has a diverse industry base and numerous institutions of higher learning, and is home to the second-busiest airport in the world. It is also home to some of the most crime-ridden and impoverished neighborhoods in America. The city’s economic, racial, and social diversity is reflected in the marked disparities for opportunity youth—teens and young adults who disconnected from school and work—who live along the shores of Lake Michigan. Chicago struggles to address a myriad of persistent challenges in achieving educational, social, economic, and political equity. Through investments in system-level policy change is a story of national importance. Indeed, Chicago is being closely watched by academic and policymaking organizations that are seeking to identify potential smart solutions to closing the opportunity divide in under-resourced urban communities.
Scholars, activists, influencers, and media personalities attest to the positive power of jobs in disrupting violence in Chicago’s impoverished neighborhoods – a claim that has been substantiated by academic studies. Jobs as a proposed solution makes good sense by all economic, political, and social standards; find ways for companies to hire young adults from Chicago’s toughest neighborhoods and the crime rate will go down. However, there is a disconnect in helping young adults find viable career opportunities with companies, even those that are sorely lacking the talent they need to meet workforce demands. Research suggests that for every 100 disconnected young adults, communities (can) lose up to 1.5 million dollars in social and economic gains. More than 150,000 of those young adults live in Chicagoland. Meanwhile, companies that comprise the transportation, distribution, and logistics sector, such as FedEx, UPS, and C.H. Robinson, are projected to grow by at least 4.8% within the next ten years—and they need employees. Bringing industry and these young adults together has tremendous potential as a win-win-win solution for employers, opportunity youth, and Chicagoland as a whole.
LeadersUp partnered with Measure of America, a research project of the Social Science Research Council, to stimulate a dialogue on how we can support young adults and link them to career opportunities in Chicago’s fractured neighborhoods. Youth disconnection research and data visualizations developed by Measure of America created a framework for the discussion based on the evidence and provided a common language to explore pathways for potential solutions. Together, we planned and facilitated an innovation lab to understand the challenges in connecting young adults from the toughest neighborhoods to industry with a high demand for entry-level to middle-skill talent.
The goal was to identify, quantify, and clarify issues impacting vulnerable young adults—among them youth who are single parents, are homeless, have limited skills, and are involved with the justice system—and work with 35 representatives from community colleges, industry representatives, human resources professionals, and vital community organizations to find concrete, actionable ways to connect youth to secure career pathways.
The overarching barriers included a lack of trust between youth and employers, a perceived lack of transparency around hiring decisions, and perceived system-level biases. A report prepared after the innovation lab highlights our findings and presents recommendations for practitioners, policymakers, system leaders, employers, community colleges, and other stakeholders to repair trust among young adults and communicate the promise and potential of career pathways within the transportation, distribution, and logistics Industry.
LeadersUp Career 360 is a new multi-level and cross-sectoral experience designed to connect industry to young adult talent through career pathway development and career exploration. Click here to see a recap of the Career 360 Innovation Session that lead to the findings in this report.
We hope the report will serve as call to action for other communities to engage diverse stakeholders, including young adults, to develop meaningful solutions to reconnect young people and prevent future disconnection.
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Redwood Empire Food Bank to offer pantry program at Roseland Elementary
July 17, 2017 — The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
July 12: Bringing Education Home: Affordable Housing and Education Summit
July 12, 2017 — Washington, D.C. Measure of America’s Vikki Lassiter will speak at Bringing Education Home: Affordable Housing and Education Summit, hosted by the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities (CLPHA). The summit brings together experts and senior staff from the nation’s largest public housing authorities with the goal of foster peer-to-peer problem-solving, sharing of best practices, and networking.
Nearly one year on, Brooklyn neighborhood known as K2 zombie zone shows signs of change
June 28, 2017 — PIX 11
Temecula Student To Spend Summer Helping Others Through Prestigious Program
June 27, 2017 — Patch.com
Is North Carolina the Future of American Politics?
June 20, 2017 — The New York Times
Queen Creek’s Rangel one of five students honored by Bank of America
June 19, 2017 — Queen Creek Independent
Editorial: Leadership in the Springs
June 1, 2017 — The Sonoma Valley Sun
May 25: County of Los Angeles 2017 Leadership Conference
May 25, 2017 — Los Angeles, CA. Measure of America co-director Sarah Burd-Sharps participated in the County of Los Angeles’ 2017 Commissioners’ Leadership Conference, Embracing a Changing Demography as a speaker. Sarah presented the upcoming Portrait of Los Angeles County report to the County’s public policy community. The program booklet and a video of Sarah’s presentation are available online.
A Huge Dallas Fair Offers Jobs To Unemployed Youth — And A Chance Out Of Poverty
May 23, 2017 — KERA News
Scandalously Wide Graduation Gaps for Students with Disabilities Persist
May 8, 2017 — Nonprofit Quarterly
Extreme academic sorting brings vastly different graduation rates in New York City high schools
May 5, 2017 — Chalkbeat
No longer a strictly urban problem, “disconnected youth” populations explode in rural areas
May 2, 2017 — High Plains Public Radio
‘Disconnected’ Young People
April 29, 2017 — The Longview News-Journal
Rising numbers of rural youth are unemployed and out of school, and it’s costing all of us
April 28, 2017 — PBS NewsHour
Disconnected Youth: Out of School and Out of Work in Rural America
April 27, 2017 — The Huffington Post
Apr. 19: Career360 Innovation Session
April 19, 2017 — Chicago, IL. Measure of America co-director Kristen Lewis facilitated LeadersUp’s Career360 Innovation Session, a day-long convening of young adults, employers and community partners to brainstorm new solutions to help disconnected young adults achieve workforce readiness in Chicago. Kristen presented Measure of America’s latest findings on youth disconnection and led the group discussions. Read the white paper synthesizing the day’s findings here, and watch a video of the innovation session here.
Young and out of work? Dallas job fair targets unemployed 16- to 24-year-olds
April 18, 2017 — Dallas News
Coalition of Top U.S. Companies to Host Texas’ Largest Opportunity Youth Hiring Fair on May 19
April 18, 2017 — 100,000 Opportunities Initiative
Social Science Research Council to Develop New Interactive Site for NYC Metro Area Health Data
April 17, 2017 — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust
There are more 16-to-24-year-olds not working or in school in San Diego than you might think
April 14, 2017 — The San Diego Union-Tribune
Report: 43,000 Young People Not Working Or Going To School In San Diego County
April 12, 2017 — KPBS
Report: Poverty Plagues Thousands Of Louisville Children
March 29, 2017 — WFPL
Let’s Add Some Nuance to the ‘Two Americas’ Narrative
March 24, 2017 — New York Magazine
Mar. 28: Opening Doors for Youth Act Event
March 28, 2017 — Washington, D.C. Congressman Bobby Scott will host Opening Doors for Youth:
Investments in Employment Opportunities for Opportunity Youth Are Investments in Our Communities and Our Nation, a discussion with youth, community leaders, advocates, and experts about the Opening Doors for Youth Act, which would expand federal investment to maintain youth connected to school and work. Measure of America co-director Kristen Lewis will participate as a panelist and discuss the latest data and findings on youth disconnection. To RSVP, click here.
Discussing Disconnected Youth Data and Reengagement Strategies
March 18, 2017 — The Annie E. Casey Foundation Blog
The Demographics of Disconnected Youth
March 8, 2017 — U.S. News & World Report
Mar. 30: Webinar on New Youth Disconnection Report
March 26, 2016 — New York, NY. Measure of America and the National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education, and Families will host a joint webinar on MOA’s latest youth disconnection report. The expert panel in “Moving the Needle on Youth Disconnection: Insights from Measure of America’s New Report: ‘Promising Gains, Persistent Gaps: Youth Disconnection in America’” will feature MOA co-directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, as well as NLC YEF Institute’s Director of Youth and Young Adult Connections, Andrew Moore. You can click here for more details, and register here.
Free Online Data Tools Provide Powerful Statistics for Funding Applications
March 1, 2017 — Family & Youth Services Bureau
Job fair aims to pair ‘disconnected’ youth with employment, education
February 23, 2017 — Arizona Central
Brooklyn Community Services Produces Short Documentary Video “Breaking the Stigma of Mental Illness”
February 15, 2017 — Benzinga
Demography In Action: Auspicious Developments
February 6, 2017 — The Broadsheet
Brooklyn Community Services Explores Gentrification with “The Forgotten Farragut” – A Short Documentary Video
February 3, 2017 — Benzinga
Restaurants role in saving youth and communities
January 19, 2017 — Delaware Online
Health Literacy: Sonoma County Library has your health in mind with comprehensive program
January 18, 2017 — North Bay Bohemian
New figures show county falls short on opportunity
January 12, 2017 — Yamika Herald
Connecting the Dots Towards Well-Being
January 9, 2017 — Meeting of the Minds
Good news and happy thoughts
January 6, 2017 — The Sonoma County Sun
A healthy 2017 for everyone in Sonoma County
January 1, 2017 — The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Audio: ‘By the People’ Showcases Sustainable Design in America, The Leonard Lopate Show
December 21, 2016 — WNYC
Where Washington’s opportunity is growing — and stalled
December 20, 2016 — The Seattle Times
White Resentment on the Night Shift at Walmart
December 17, 2016 — The New York Times
Demography In Action: The Kids Are All Right
December 14, 2016 — The Broadsheet
Vermont #1, but nation’s ‘Opportunity Score’ stalls
December 14, 2016 — The Vermont Business Magazine
After Five Years of Progress, Nation’s Opportunity Score Stalls
December 13, 2016 — Yahoo Finance
American Opportunity Stalls: ‘We’re Not as Connected to Each Other’
December 13, 2016 — The Wall Street Journal
Does Mass. still have one of the highest life expectancies in US?
December 8, 2016 — The Boston Globe
More Americans have jobs, yet inequality is increasing nationally
December 8, 2016 — The Huffington Post
Santa Rosa program helps Latinos battle diabetes, heart disease
November 30, 2016 — The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Island veterans offered new hope for jobs, education
November 20, 2016 — SILive.com
Addressing the Achievement Gap in Our Schools
October 22, 2016 — The Sonoma County Gazette
$350,000 grant will help prepare disconnected youth for careers
October 17, 2016 — The Arizona Education News Service
The Power of Opportunity: An Interview with Alan Khazei
September 29, 2016 — The Huffington Post
2016 Summit precedes historic Census news; encouraging movement in Congress
September 29, 2016 — The Huffington Post
Get fit, healthy for free at Sonoma County libraries
September 28, 2016 — The Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Young and Adrift: Measuring Youth Disconnection in America Today
September 26, 2016 — The Huffington Post
A picture worth examining
September 21, 2016 — Lagniappe Weekly
Sept. 30: Measure of America at the Smithsonian
September 30 through February 26, 2017 — Measure of America work will be featured in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum’s third exhibition in a series about socially responsible design, “By the People: Designing a Better America”. The exhibition will delve into the challenges that urban, suburban, and rural communities face and feature 60 design projects, including MOA’s interactive data visualization, “Mapping the Measure of America”, which was designed by longtime MOA collaborator, the artist and designer Rosten Woo. For more info, click here.
The Best and Worst States for Health Care
September 12, 2016 — Pharmacy Times
Our opportunity nation
September 9, 2016 — The Boston Globe
Tech Training Program Reaches Out to ‘Opportunity Youth’
August 22, 2016 — Youth Today
Starbucks Brings Job-Training Program to Phoenix to Re-Engage ‘Disconnected Youth’
August 22, 2016 — Phoenix New Times
How To Address the 14% of Young People Who Neither Work Nor Attend School
August 16, 2016 — The Rivard Report
Young Atlantans Get a Jump-Start to Tech Jobs
August 11, 2016 — Next City
The Jewish Community Federation Launches Seminal Bay Area-wide Jewish Community Study
August 2, 2016 — Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco
Whole Foods and Whole People: Detroit Food Academy Helps Kids Develop More Than Job Skills
July 28, 2016 — Youth Today
Teens Need Jobs, Too
July 27, 2016 — The Detroit News
Opening Doors for Disconnected Youth in Philly
July 12, 2016 — Next City
County’s Food Action Plan is Failing to Address Inequality
July 12, 2016 — Sonoma Sun
Cities With the Most Idle Youth
June 25, 2016 — 24/7 Wall Street
Why U.S. Foundations Should Take the Global Sustainable Development Goals Seriously
June 21, 2016 — Philanthropy New York
Queens Graduation Rates Are High, Says DOE
June 15, 2016 — Queens Gazette
Dissatisfaction With Malloy, Life In Connecticut Hit Record Lows in Poll
June 9, 2016 — Hartford Courant
Chattanooga Nonprofit Packs Out Job Fair to Make Dent in High Percentage of Disconnected Youth
June 6, 2016 — Chattanooga Times Free Press
Does School Choice Help Close the Graduation Gap?
May 26, 2016 — The Progressive
High Schoolers in Northeast Queens are Third Most Likely to Graduate On Time in NYC
May 12, 2016 — QNS
Time to Reform Universal High School Choice
May 11, 2016 — NY Slant
Study: Poverty Plays Big Role in City Grad Rate Gaps
May 11, 2016 — NY1
New York City Families Spend Millions of Hours Choosing High Schools, and Students from Poor Neighborhoods Finish Last: Report
May 11, 2016 — Chalkbeat
School Choice Hasn’t Fixed Graduation-Rate Inequity in N.Y.C., Study Says
May 11, 2016 — Education Week
The Problem That School Choice Has Not Solved
May 11, 2016 — The Washington Post
NYC Students More Likely to Graduate High School On Time if They Live in Wealthier Neighborhoods
May 11, 2016 — New York Daily News
New York City’s Stubborn Graduation Gaps
May 10, 2016 — The Wall Street Journal
Phoenix Leaders Call On Businesses, Nonprofits To Hire Young Interns
April 21, 2016 — KJZZ
Finding Consensus on How to Measure Progress Against Poverty and Inequity
April 14, 2016 — Humanosphere
New Phoenix High School for Opportunity Youth Breaks Ground Thursday
April 6, 2016 — Arizona Education News
Council Member Cornegy to Hold State of the District Address in Crown Heights
March 18, 2016 — The Brooklyn Reader
Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Will Help Dropouts in Violence-Plagued Chicago Find Jobs
March 17, 2016 — Los Angeles Times
Secretary Arne Duncan Joins Emerson Collective to Help Disconnected Youth in Chicago
March 17, 2016 — Emerson Collective
Smog Rejoices as Republicans Take LA’s Top Air Quality Agency
March 11, 2016 — Wired
12 Data Tools to Help Americans Climb the Economic Ladder
March 8, 2016 — CityLab
The Economic Divide Comes to Sonoma County
February 29, 2016 — The Press Democrat
Memphis FAFSA Drive Seeks to Build City’s College-going Culture
February 4, 2016 — Chalkbeat Tennessee
The War in San Bernardino
January 31, 2016 — Bloomberg View
Serfs Up with California’s New Feudalism
January 31, 2016 — The Orange County Register
Phoenix Offers Free Diploma Program for High School Dropouts
January 29, 2016 — The Arizona Republic
Report: BX neighborhoods lead in NYC jail rates
January 21, 2016 — News 12: The Bronx
New Website Shows Crotona Park East and Morrisania in the Bronx Have City’s Highest Rate of Jailed Residents
January 19, 2016 — New York Daily News
Trump Wants To ‘Make America Great Again,’ But What Does That Really Mean?
Jan 15, 2016 — WBUR: Cognoscenti
DATA2GO.NYC Visualization Challenge
January 7, 2016 — Dexigner
Report: Opportunities Sluggish in Region; Behind State, National Levels
December 31, 2015 — The Utica Observer-Dispatch
Poverty Increasing for Latinos in Sonoma County
December 28, 2015 — The Press Democrat
Merced Climbs List of ‘Best-performing Cities,’ Research Firm Says
December 22, 2015 — Merced Sun-Star
How to close NYC’s lifespan gap? The answer may surprise you
December 18, 2015 — Crain’s New York Business
Mapping Our Community: Youth, Education, and the Labor Force
December 17, 2015 — Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Charting New Pathways Out of Poverty
December 14, 2015 — Stanford Social Innovation Review
Race, Class, and Health in the 21st Century
December 10, 2015 — National Review
You Could Win $2,000 for Playing Around with this Data Map
December 9, 2015 — BrickUnderground
Philly Fed’s Harker: Raise Interest Rates; Growth to be Modest; Maybe Hidden
December 4, 2015 — Philly.com
Connecticut Ranks 3rd In ‘Opportunity Index’
December 1, 2015 — Hartford Courant
From Foreclosure to Homelessness, Now You Can Map NYC’s Problems
December 1, 2015 — City Limits
Let’s Do More To Connect With Youth
November 27, 2015 — WBUR: Learning Lab
Close to Home: Addressing Disparities in Our Local Schools
November 12, 2015 — The Press Democrat
Top Cities for Asians, Blacks and Latinos for High-Paying Work
November 9, 2015 — National Journal
Expand Opportunity for ‘Disconnected Youth’ in Iowa
November 7, 2015 — The Des Moines Register
New Momentum Enabling an Outcomes Mindset in Government and the Social Sector
November 6, 2015 — The White House
Starbucks Brings National Job Push for Millennials to Phoenix
October 30, 2015 — The Arizona Republic
Track Income, Crime, Rents, and More With the NYC Data Map to End All Data Maps
October 29, 2015 — BrickUnderground
ASU, Partners Team Up to Bring Jobs to Underemployed Youth
October 29, 2015 — ASU News
New City Data Portal Highlights Inequality, Opportunities
October 28, 2015 — Politico New York
This Map Breaks Down NYC’s Quality of Life, Block By Block
October 28, 2015 — Bedford+Bowery
Starbucks Youth Jobs Initiative Comes to Phoenix
October 22, 2015 — ABC15 Phoenix
Companies Target Phoenix’s “Disconnected Youth” Population at Job Fair
October 22, 2015 — Cronkite News
Congressman Ruben Gallego’s Phoenix District Has Nation’s Highest Rate of Unemployed, Not-in-School Youth
October 22, 2015 — Phoenix New Times
Florida Needs to Address its Deficit in Providing Opportunity
October 15, 2015 — Orlando Sentinel
When It Comes To Economic Opportunity, It Can Depend On Your ZIP Code
October 14, 2015 — KERA News
Opportunity Index Details County’s Shortcomings
October 12, 2015 — The Brownsville Herald
Good News, Bad News for Cameron County: Opportunity Index Shows County’s Ups and Downs
October 11, 2015 — Valley Morning Star
How Cities are Changing Their Thinking on Disconnected Youth
October 8, 2015 — Living Cities
Vermont Still Ranks First, but US ‘Opportunity’ Shows Increasing Poverty, Income Inequality
October 6, 2015 — Vermont Business Magazine
Want to Get Ahead? Live in the Right ZIP Code
October 6, 2015 — CBS News
Opportunity Varies by Region in MD
October 6, 2015 — The Baltimore Sun
Study: R.I. Trails N.E. States in Opportunity Index
October 6, 2015 — Providence Journal
Building Community Through Family
October 2, 2015 — Sonoma Valley Sun
Starbucks-Coalition to Target Phoenix Jobless Youth
September 17, 2015 — USA Today
School for ‘Disconnected Youth’ May Come to South Phoenix
September 11, 2015 — The Arizona Republic
The Lingering Recession
September 6, 2015 — The Journal Gazette
Connecting Disconnected Youth
September 4, 2015 — Huffington Post
The Death of the Summer Job
September 1, 2015 — The Takeaway
Nancy Called 911 On Her Abuser — Then Got Evicted For It
September 1, 2015 — Refinery 29
ACLU of Arizona Sues City of Surprise Over an Ordinance That’s Pretty Terrible to Domestic Violence Victims
August 28, 2015 — Tuscon Weekly
New Orleans’ Switch to Charter Schools After Katrina: a ‘Takeover’ or a Success?
August 27, 2015 — The Guardian
The Myth of the New Orleans School Makeover
August 22, 2015 — The New York Times
‘Disconnected Youth’ Rates Have Declined Since the Great Recession, Principally Among Hispanics
August 18, 2015 — Latin Post
Starbucks Founder Brews Up a Winner With Hiring Pledge
August 15, 2015 — Providence Journal
SV Fund Sets Grant Info Meeting
August 13, 2015 — Sonoma Index-Tribune
CEOs Promise All-in Commitment to Cut Youth Unemployment
August 13, 2015 — USA Today
12 Major Companies Join Starbucks 100,000 Youth Jobs Push
August 4, 2015 — USA Today
Teens For Hire: The Decline in Summer Jobs
August 3, 2015 — NPR: The Kojo Nnamdi Show
Sonoma Valley Fund Rolls Out New Grants Program
August 2, 2015 — Sonoma Valley Sun
Special Report: Disconnected Youth in Kern County
July 29, 2015 — CBS Bakersfield
Report: Chattanooga Area is High in ‘Disconnected Youth’
July 25, 2015 — Chattanooga Times Free Press
Starbucks Leads Initiative to Hire 100,000 Young Minority American Workers
July 17, 2015 — Asian Journal
One Major Missing Link to Solving Youth Unemployment: Corporations
July 16, 2015 — The Atlantic: CityLab
Coalition of 17 Major Companies Commits to Hiring Disconnected Youths
July 14, 2015 — The Denver Post
American Corporations Like Starbucks, Wal-Mart Promise to Help Unemployed Young People
July 13, 2015 — boston.com
Starbucks is Rounding Up Employers to Hire America’s ‘Lost Generation’
July 13, 2015 — The Washington Post
US big businesses to hire 100,000 young people under Starbucks CEO plan
July 13, 2015 — The Guardian
Connecting Young People With Jobs
July 13, 2015 — The New York Times
Closing Baltimore’s ‘Opportunity Deficit’
July 10, 2015 — The Baltimore Sun
The Numbers Crunch: Once Youths Go Off Track, It’s Hard to Get Back On
July 10, 2015 — The Sacramento Bee
1 in 6 Latino Youths “Disconnected” from Work, School
July 10, 2015 — Hola! Arkansas
Tobacco Retail Licensing (TRL) Ordinances Protect the Health of Our Youth
July 8, 2015 — Sonoma County Gazette
Salvation Army in Los Banos to launch GED program
July 2, 2015 — Merced Sun-Star
Community Action from Shared Understanding: A Case Study in Sonoma County
June 30, 2015 — Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
Neighborhoods: Stepping Stones or Millstones for Kids
June 30, 2015 — Huffington Post
Editorial: Disconnected Youth
June 25, 2015 — Houston Chronicle
The Progress We’ve Made Is Vulnerable, Unless We Act to Protect Future Generations
June 24, 2015 — The Huffington Post
Inside the “Portrait of Sonoma County”
June 24, 2015 — KRCB
Whites Recovered from Recession Faster Than Blacks: Report
June 23, 2015 — MSNBC
Great Recession Placed Black Homeowners At ‘Severe’ Economic Disadvantage
June 23, 2015 — Tuscon Weekly
Black Homeowners Were Grievously Damaged by the Recession
June 23, 2015 — Gawker
Don’t Forget, One State Still Has the Confederate Battle Flag on Its Official State Flag
June 22, 2015 — News.Mic
The Cost of Letting Young People Drift
June 20, 2015 — The New York Times
How America Is Failing Its Youth
June 18, 2015 — The Huffington Post
Memphis has Highest Percentage of ‘Disconnected Youth’ in Nation
June 16, 2015 — The Commercial Appeal
Mapping Where America Is Failing Its Youth
June 16, 2015 — The Atlantic: CityLab
Morning Education Roundup
June 16, 2015 — Politico
How The Disadvantages Caused By Residential Segregation End Up Costing Billions
June 12, 2015 — Forbes
No Job, No School: Report Looks At ‘Disconnected’ Youths And Finds Good Things In Connecticut
June 12, 2015 — Hartford Courant
Jóvenes Desconectados: un fenómeno social que también afecta a los latinos de Houston
June 11, 2015 — La Voz de Houston
Bakersfield Home to Large Population of ‘Disconnected Youth’
June 11, 2015 — KQED
‘Youth disconnection’ Varies Widely in State
June 11, 2015 — The Sacramento Bee
How America’s Cities ‘Disconnect’ Youth
June 11, 2015 — The Atlantic
What is Sonoma Valley’s Future?
May 21, 2015 — Sonoma Index-Tribune
Rep. Issa Says America’s Poor Are “Envy of the World”; Must Be Proud of California’s
May 12, 2015 — AllGov California
California: The Nation’s Most Unequal State
May 5, 2015 — CNN Money
Rural Lags in ‘Well Being’, Says New Study
May 4, 2015 — The Daily Yonder
The Quality of Life
May 1, 2015 — Valley Morning Star
Study: Connecticut Is The Best State
April 30, 2015 — Hartford Courant
When it Comes to Well-Being, Seattle’s Doing Pretty Well
April 29, 2015 — Curbed Seattle
The Well-Being Of All 436 U.S. Congressional Districts, Mapped And Indexed
April 29, 2015 — Fast Company
Maine’s 2nd District Lags Behind the 1st—and the U.S.—On Social Measures
April 27, 2015 — centralmaine.com
Want to Live Longer? Move to Lancaster
April 24, 2015 — Philadelphia Magazine
How’s the Economy In Your Corner of America?
April 24, 2015 — Wall Street Journal
Latinos Boost Life Expectancy Rates In Congressional Districts According To Study
April 23, 2015 — San Antonio Express-News
The Geography of Well-Being
April 23, 2015 — The Atlantic
Education’s Tie to Overall Well-being Is Pretty Clear In These Texas Maps
April 23, 2015 — Houston Chronicle
If You Live In One of 3 N.J. Congressional Districts, You’re Near the Top of This Well-Being Chart
April 22, 2015 — NJ.com
The South Is Not Rising Again
April 22, 2015 — U.S. News and World Report
Measure of America Releases New Human Development Report on U.S. Congressional Districts
April 22, 2015 — United Ways of California
Eastern Massachusetts Beats Out West in Human Development, Nationwide Study Says
April 22, 2015 — MassLive
On Campus: Central Valley Needs More Grads, Good Jobs to Keep Them Here
April 1, 2015 — The Modesto Bee
Waiting for Daniel
April 1, 2015 — National Journal
Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC) Redistricting
March 22, 2015 — Sonoma County Gazette
Southeast Santa Rosa Meets Southwest!
March 14, 2015 — Santa Rosa Southeast Greenway
Why Health Data Matters: A User’s Perspective
March 11, 2015 — HealthData.gov
West Virginians Look Toward The Sun, Say No To Coal, Fracking
February 19, 2015 — MintPress News
White People Are Far More Likely to Get a Loan and Own a Home in Los Angeles
February 9, 2015 — Curbed LA
North-South Divide Profound in S.B. Well-Being Study
February 8, 2015 — Santa Barbara Independent
Domestic Violence: Silence is its Greatest Ally
February 3, 2015 — The Huffington Post
Sonoma County – Update on NOW 2015 State of the County
February 1, 2015 — Sonoma County Gazette
A Refreshing Outlook for Sonoma County
January 23, 2015 — The Press Democrat
The States of Our Union … Are Not All Strong
January 20, 2015 — Politico Magazine
Portrait of Lower Russian River Community Health and Well-being
January 7, 2015 — Sonoma County Gazette
Close to Home: Resolved: Support the Community
December 28, 2014 — The Press Democrat
Closing The Data Loop
December 16, 2014 — Markets for Good
‘First Look’: New Report on Kern Shows Areas for Improvement but also Provides Solutions
December 15, 2014 — The Bakersfield Californian
Well-being: How Does San Diego Measure Up?
December 15, 2014 — U-T San Diego
Sonoma County Supervisors to Weigh Preschool Expansion
December 13, 2014 — The Press Democrat
The Five Californias Revisited
December 13, 2014 — The Madera Tribune
California’s Future Hinges On Latinos’ Well-Being: Report
December 12, 2014 — NBC News
Los Angeles is the Most Unequal Place in California
December 11, 2014 — LA Curbed
Residents in Southwest, North Long Beach Earn Less Than Eastsiders, Study Finds
December 11, 2014 — Orange County Register
Measure of America’s A Portrait of California 2014–2015
December 10, 2014 — The California Endowment
Whites Earn Twice as Much as Latinos in L.A.
December 10, 2014 — LA Weekly
Latinos Get Lowest “Well-Being” Score In California
December 9, 2014 — BuzzFeedNews
Measuring Human Progress
December 9, 2014 — Stanford Social Innovation Review
Arizona Organizations Work To Reduce The Number Of Disconnected Youth In The Valley
December 3, 2014 — KJZZ
Data Tools for Policymaking: The Opportunity Index
November 18, 2014 — The Progressive Pulse, North Carolina Policy Watch
ICAN Addressing Homeless Youth Education in Chandler
November 17, 2014 — The Arizona Republic
Zane Delivers Health Action Report to Rohnert Park
November 7, 2014 — The Community Voice
Phoenix Out to Reduce Economic, Human Cost of Disconnected Youth
October 23, 2014 — Cronkite News
10 Best & Worst States for Education – Is Yours on the List?
October 22, 2014 — The Stir
These Are The States Where Kids Have The Best Opportunities In Education
October 21, 2014 — The Huffington Post
Opportunity Increases Nationwide Since 2011, Yet Many Americans Are Still Left Behind
October 20, 2014 — Digital Journal
Educational Opportunities Grow, But Millions Still Out of School, Out of Work
October 20, 2014 — US News
Microsoft CEO Apologizes for Gender Pay Gap Comments
October 10, 2014 — CNBC
Campaign to “Fight for $15!” in Sonoma County
October 3, 2014 — Sonoma County Gazette
Why Don’t People Move for Better Opportunities?
September 30, 2014 — The Washington Post
Editorial: Behind the Valley ‘Portrait’
September 26, 2014 — Sonoma Index-Tribune
INTRODUCING… MOAB!
“Fisher Towers at sunset” by Greg Schaefer. – Own work. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
MOAB is a few things. It’s a place in Utah known for views like this one, “Fisher Towers at sunset”, and for some vicious mountain biking. It’s also known in the historical record as a strip of mountainous terrain in Jordan. This is a stretch but we’re gonna do it anyway: introduce our own MOAB, the Measure of America Blog. A pretty decent set of inspirations as we explore the landscape of human well-being in America, tracking the highs and lows… err.. no. Promise, we won’t stretch it too far.
What is Measure of America?
Measure of America, a project of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), provides easy-to-use yet methodologically sound tools for understanding the distribution of well-being and opportunity in America. Measure of America’s mission is to tell the story of how American people are doing, not just how the economy is doing. We use publicly available U.S. Census data to measure human well-being on a simple 10-point scale.
The concept underlying our work is called Human Development. The late economist Mahbub ul Haq, working with Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen developed the idea in response to government reliance on the commonly used measure of gross domestic product (GDP). They demonstrated that not only that GDP was an inadequate proxy for well-being, but also that attaching such outsized importance to it encouraged governments to measure, value, and even do the wrong things.
A New Way To Measure Progress: The Human Development Approach
The resulting Human Development Index, is known as the gold standard for measuring the well-being of large population groups and a proven vehicle for change the world over. The Index was adapted for use in the US as the American Human Development Index. We just call it The HD Index.
For starters to understand how it works, consider this: GDP, or market activity, rose by more than $10 trillion over the past half-century, a nearly five-fold increase. In the same period, the American HD Index value tripled, representing important progress but considerably less than GDP growth.
GDP and Human Development: Important progress on both fronts, but PEOPLE lag considerably.
Income inequality is all over the headlines, but it’s clear that income and other money metrics, such as GDP, only tell a small part of the story. Measure of America brings the whole picture to light in three categories: education, health and the ability to earn a decent living. We then break it down to understand what’s happening in each of those areas and why. Too much to tell in one blog post. A good place to start from here is our signature report: Measure of America.
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STAY TUNED FOR UPCOMING POSTS:
What Real Inequality Looks Like [Or…Tell Us Where You Were Born And we’ll tell you how long you can expect to live]
“What???” It turns out that where you are born and the unique interplay of education, health and access to earning a decent living can tell a lot about life expectancy. Did you know… The longest living people in the United States are Asian Americans in Baltimore, while those with the shortest life expectancy are African Americans born in Pittsburgh. The gap? 18 years. …Inequality is about much more than income.
MOAB and How You Can Use This Blog
MOAB, the Measure of America Blog is organized into these categories: What We’re Learning; What’s On Tap (upcoming publications); What We’re Reading; (our take on) What’s In The News. We’ll set each of those up for you as well as show you a few ways you can use our research to help move the dialogue forward in ways that can make your community better.
Second Disconnected Youth Summit: Phoenix, AZ
September 17, 2014 — Second Disconnected Youth Summit
Statistical “Portrait” of Sonoma County
September 12, 2014 — Sonoma Valley Sun
The New Racism
August 10, 2014 — The New Republic
The 5 Best and Worst States for a Well-Lived Life
July 29, 2014 — The Week
The Best and Worst States for a Life Well-Lived
July 21, 2014 — The Fiscal Times
Economic Opportunity at Lowest Point in Decades, but Social and Educational Opportunities Soar
July 21, 2014 — Latin Post
Forty Years of Progress — Or Not
July 1, 2014 — The Seattle Times
Youth Are Worse Off Now Than in 1990
June 30, 2014 — U.S. News & World Report
Dropouts Cost Arizona $7.6 Billion
June 25, 2014 — The Arizona Republic
The American Dream Over the Past Few Decades, in 6 Maps and Charts
June 25, 2014 — The Washington Post
Congrats, America. You Have Less Economic Opportunity Than You Did in 1970
June 24, 2014 — The Washington Post
Your ZIP Code May Be Dragging You Down
June 24, 2014 — National Journal
A Human Portrait of the Springs
June 18, 2014 — Sonoma Valley Sun
County Limits E-cigs
June 11, 2014 — Sonoma Valley Sun
Valley Has High Percentage Of “Disconnected Youth”
May 16, 2014 — KJZZ
Oh, Right, Help Thy Neighbor: Helmsley Takes on New York’s Problems
May 2, 2014 — Inside Philanthropy
Measures of America—and Maine
April 7, 2014 — Maine Community Foundation
Tackling poverty: Working-class earning flat
March 29, 2014 — Des Moines Register
Interview with Kristen Lewis on Marketplace Morning Report
March 27, 2014 — Marketplace
Where the Middle Class Thrives
February 20, 2014 — CNN Money
Black Youth at Higher Risk of “Disconnection”
November 19, 2013 — Black Voice News
The Living-in-the-Basement Generation
November 19, 2013 — Detroit Metro Times
Dismal Numbers For Disconnected Youth
November 21, 2013 — National Journal
Interview with Kristen Lewis on Morning Edition
November 4, 2013 — WNYC
GOP Struggles in Big City Politics
October 30, 2013 — NPR’s The Takeaway
Minnesota Ranks High in Measurements of Well-Being
November 3, 2013 — Brainerd Daily Dispatch
The Top 10 Cities for Disconnected Youth Are…
October 31, 2013 — Bustle
Chart of the Week: A U.S. Human Development Index
November 1, 2013 — Pew Research Center
Disconnected Youth: A Challenge for Our Country, But One We Can Tackle
November 5, 2013 — The Huffington Post
Disconnected Nation: 5.8 Million Out of School and Out of Work
November 6, 2013 — US News
The Top 5 Cities for Disaffected Youth
October 22, 2013 — Bloomberg Businessweek
Billionaires’ Row and Welfare Lines
October 25, 2013 — New York Times
The Living-in-the-Basement Generation: How Young Adults are Faring in America’s Twenty-Five Biggest Metro Areas
November/December 2013 — Washington Monthly
U.S. Economic Mobility Improving Very Slowly
October 21, 2013 — Wall Street Journal Blogs
The Cold, Hard Fact About the Geography of the American Dream
October 23, 2013 — PolicyMic
Where Opportunity Is Hardest to Find
October 21, 2013 — The Atlantic Cities
Poverty Reports Underscore Challenge for Local United Way
September 14, 2013 — The San Bernardino Sun
Report: Phoenix Area Leads Nation in Idle Youths
August 21, 2013 — Arizona Republic
DC Has a Higher Proportion of Bachelor’s and Graduate Degrees Than Any Other City
July 14, 2013 — In the Capital
Edward Snowden Can Go to Venezuela, Nicaragua, or Bolivia. Here, We Help Him Decide.
July 10, 2013 — Washington Post
Huffington Post on the Bronx
July 9, 2013 — Welcome2TheBronx
This Week in Poverty: The Unfinished March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
June 28, 2013 — The Nation
We’ve Got Issues, But Connecticut’s Not Texas
June 28, 2013 — The Hartford Courant
America’s Fracking Economy Isn’t Helping Anyone
June 25, 2013 — Motherboard, Vice
Closing The Tech Industry’s Gender Gap Requires Better Data
June 25, 2013 — All Tech Considered, NPR
Illinois Citizens Ranked 16th In Overall Well-being, New National Data Shows
June 26, 2013 — Progress Illinois
Connecticut: Best State in the Country?
June 21, 2013 — East Haven Patch
Thank God for Mississippi: Another Study, Another Low Rank for Arkansas
June 21, 2013 — Arkansas Times
Sorry, Maryland, Things May Not Be That Bad
June 22, 2013 — Baltimore Sun
Is Connecticut the Best State Now?
June 20, 2013 — Slate
Well Being Rises in Every State but Michigan
June 20, 2013 — Wall Street Journal
‘Red States’ Rank Low On U.S. Human Development Index
June 19, 2013 — Forbes
Reclaiming America’s Youth and Recovering Our Economy (by Chelsea Clinton)
June 19, 2013 — Huffington Post
The New Measure of America
June 19, 2013 — Marketplace, American Public Media
Americans Healthier, More Educated — and Poorer
June 19, 2013 — Bloomberg
The Young and the Disconnected
December 13, 2012 — In These Times
Am I Poor? (Video)
March 19, 2013 — HuffPost Live
Dominican University Photo Project Aims to Raise Awareness About Educational Inequality in Marin
March 25, 2013 — Marin Independent Journal
Arizona Youth ‘Dropped’ and Disconnected?
March 5, 2013 — Tucson Sentinel
The State of America’s Well-Being
February 28, 2013 — Stanford Social Innovation Review
The Best Revenge? Outliving Your Congressman
February 5, 2013 — The Gazette
Does Congress Represent You?
February 4, 2013 — Camel City Dispatch
Services Lacking for NYC’s Disconnected Youth
February 7, 2013 — The Epoch Times
Members of Congress Better Off Than Most Americans, But Die Sooner
January 31, 2013 — Philadelphia Inquirer
Group Hopes Congress Will Consider Demographic Differences
January 31, 2013 — Roll Call
The Fix: How Congress is Not Like America (in One Infographic)
February 1, 2013 — Washington Post
The Case for Public Investments: Appealing to the Purse Strings as well as the Heartstrings
November 26, 2012 — Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity
How to Get High School Dropouts into ‘Recovery’? Ideas Bloom Across US
January 15, 2013 — Christian Science Monitor
“Social Impact Bond” Buzz Heads West
January 10, 2013 — Bond Buyer
Ron Kaye: Holiday Philanthropy is Vital in Time of Cutbacks
November 21, 2012 — Press Telegram
Hundreds of Thousands of Youth in Metro Area Adrift: Report
October 22, 2012 — WNYC
An Inside Look at the Middle-Class Squeeze
October 16, 2012 — US News & World Report
Interview on Cocoa Mode
September 22, 2012 — Sirius XM Radio
Detroit’s Disconnected Youth
September 19, 2012 – WDET News
In the News: CPS Grads to Get City Hiring Preference
October 1, 2012 — Catalyst Chicago
San Diego Youth Development Ranks Third Among Metro Areas
September 21, 2012 — Independent Voter Network
Get Your Life Together: Study Shows Black And Latino Youth Are Most “Disconnected” In America, Unemployed, Not In School
September 27, 2012 — Bossip
Latinas, Black Males Most ‘Disconnected’
September 27, 2012 — The National Journal
One in Seven: Ranking Youth Disconnection in the 25 Largest Metro Areas
September 26, 2012 — Journalism Center on Children & Families
Unemployed And Undereducated: Study Finds Black Youth Are Disconnected
September 21, 2012 — Madame Noire
More Young Adults Strike Out On Their Own
September 20, 2012 — Marketplace
Program Looks to Improve Troubled Syracuse Schools
September 24, 2012 — North Country Public Radio
Live at ICIC’s Economic Summit: Equity and the Changing Demographics of America
September 20, 2012 — Initiative for Competitive Inner City Blog
1 In 7 Young People Are Not Working Or In School: Measure Of America Study
September 19, 2012 — The Huffington Post
One in Seven Youths Age 16-to-24 Nationwide Out of School and Out of Work
September 17, 2012 — AlterNet
Editorial: Bipartisan Failure on Economy
September 17, 2012 — The Orange County Register
Opportunity Index 2012
Opportunity Index 2012
How does your state or county measure up in terms of opportunity? Have things improved since last year? Take a look at the second annual Opportunity Index 2012, with rankings by state and county. Read more.
Opportunity Index 2012
How does your state or county measure up in terms of opportunity? Have things improved since last year? Take a look at the second annual Opportunity Index 2012, with rankings by state and county. Read more.
Youth Disconnection Rampant In 25 Largest Metro Areas, Black Teens Impacted Most: What Is It?
September 14, 2012 — Huffington Post
‘Disconnected’ Youth Costing $93.7 Billion Annually
September 16, 2012 — Education Week
Detroit Third in U.S. for Disconnected Youths
September 13, 2012 — WHTC
Dismal News: Metro Detroit Ranks 3rd in Nation With “Disconnected Youths”
September 13, 2012 — Deadline Detroit
Twin Cities Youth Rank High in Education, Employment
September 13, 2012 — Minnesota Public Radio
Number of Youths Living on the Margins is Growing
September 14, 2012 — EdSource
Study: Metro Detroit Has Nation’s Third-Highest Rate of “Youth Disconnection”
September 13, 2012 — Michigan Radio
The Tragic Geography of Disconnected Youth
September 14, 2012 — The Atlantic Cities
Census: Middle Class Shrinks to an All-Time Low
September 12, 2012 — The Washington Post
Metro Detroit 3rd Worst in Nation in Disconnected Youths
September 13, 2012 — Detroit Free Press
Midday Matters: Interview with Measure of America
August 27, 2012 — WBOI NPR Indiana
A New Way to Measure the Economy
August 26, 2012 — The Journal Gazette
Who Will Provide for the Providers?
August 30, 2012 — Baltimore Sun
Silver Medalist: The Second Most Expensive City
August 15, 2012 — Pacific Standard
What Can Mississippi Learn From Iran?
July 27, 2012 — The New York Times
D.C., Don’t Let Politicians Ruin That Smile
July 22, 2012 — Washington Post
D.C. Atop List of 25 Cities for Women’s Well-Being
June 28, 2012 — National Journal
You’ll Want to Live in Philly in 2032 – if We Play Our Cards Right
June 28, 2012 — Philadelphia Real Estate Blog
Kristen Lewis Discusses Women’s Well Being in the Twin Cities on the Jordana Green Show
June 28, 2012 — CBS Minnesota
Minority Report: America Will Be Defined By These Huge Demographic Shifts
June 14, 2012 — Business Insider
How the Paycheck Fairness Act Can Help Democrats Win Elections for Years to Come
June 4, 2012 — The Nation
Measuring Five Different Californias
June 1, 2012 — Marketplace
Gene Weingarten: A Portrait of the New Feminist
May 24, 2012 — Washington Post
D.C. Women Have Highest Well-Being
May 18, 2012 — NBC Washington
D.C. Tops List of Best Cities for Women
May 17, 2012 — WTOC 103.5FM
The Best City for Women in America? Washington, D.C
May 15, 2012 — Yahoo
Best U.S. Cities for Women’s Well-Being
May 15, 2012 — Mental Health News
Don’t Mess with Massachusetts
May 14, 2012 — Slate
Women, Be Well: The Twin Cities is (Almost) Tops
May 14, 2012 — Star Tribune
Twin Cities Among Best For Women’s Well-Being
May 11, 2012 — CBS Minnesota
Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Measuring Well-Being in the New York Metro Area
May 10, 2012 — Philanthropy New York
Twin Cities Fourth-Best Metro for Women’s Well-Being, Says Measure of America Study
May 10, 2012 — CityPages
By the Numbers: SF Women’s Well-Being
May 2, 2012 – The Bay Citizen
Detroit on List of Best Cities for Women’s Well-Being
May 1, 2012 — WXYZ
Best Cities For Women: 25 U.S. Metropolitan Areas Ranked For Women’s Well-Being
April 30, 2012 — Huffington Post
Boston Women Have the 3rd Highest Well-Beings in the Country
April 30, 2012 — BostInno
Baltimore 8th Best for Women’s Well-Being
April 30, 2012 — Patch
Cocktail Crossfire: Is Washington Horrible for Women?
April 30, 2012 — The Atlantic
Best U.S. Metros for Women’s Well-Being
April 30, 2012 — The Atlantic
Best Cities in America for Women
April 27, 2012 — Forbes
DC Women Have the Highest Well-Being in the Country
April 27, 2012 — In The Capital
Bay Area Women have it Good, Study Finds
April 26, 2012 — San Francisco Chronicle
More than Doctors and Drugs
April 26, 2012 — Houston Chronicle
Top U.S. Cities for Women’s Well-Being Ranked
April 25, 2012 — WeNews
From the Richest to Poorest in New York City
April 24, 2012 — Marketplace
California’s Marin County Ranked #1 with the Healthiest Men in America
April 22, 2012 — The Examiner
Study: Marin County Men have the Highest Life Expectancy in the Nation, Women Rank No. 2
April 19, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
Why Women Weather Recessions Better than Men
April 13, 2012 — The Washington Post
Culture of Poverty in America
April 12, 2012 — Huffington Post
Milken Institute Global Conference: May 1, 2012
Sarah Burd-Sharps will chair a panel on Managing Disasters: Readiness, Then Response at the Milken Institute in Los Angeles. View event details here, and event program here.
The Institute for Economics and Peace: April 25, 2012
The Institute for Economics and Peace and Measure of America co-directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis are hosting a discussion around the launch of the 2012 United States Peace Index: The Social and Economic Impact of Violence in the U.S.
SchoolsRule-Marin, Venables Bell, IJ Relaunch Fundraising Campaign
April 5, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
Equity for Children: Book Launch of ‘Global Child Poverty and Well-Being,’ April 16, 2012
Measure of America co-director Kristen Lewis will be speaking on a panel to discuss child well-being in the United States, the topic of MOA’s contributed chapter to the newly published Global Child Poverty and Well-Being. MOA’s chapter is entitled “Child Well-being in the US: Proposal for the Development of a ‘Tot’s Index’ Using the Human Development Conceptual Framework.”
Philanthropy New York: Breathing Life into Numbers, April 10, 2012
Join Measure of America Co-Directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, and those with a keen interest in using the Index to address the challenges facing ordinary Americans, as we examine a new way to understand well-being and access to opportunity in America today. View event details here.
Means, Ends, and Democracy in California
March 9, 2012 — California Mwananchi
The Six Worst States for Sleep
March 9, 2012 — 24/7 Wall Street
Does Marin Give Enough?
March 1, 2012 — Marin Magazine
‘Portrait of Marin’ Report a Reminder of County’s Gaps
February 29, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
Lib at Large: A Portrait of Two Marins
February 25, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
On the Human Scale, is America a Lightweight?
February 17, 2012 — American Reporter
In Marin County, Poverty Exists Alongside Wealth
February 16, 2012 — California Watch
10 Key Points on Inequality
As the presidential campaign heats up, here are ten things the candidates should understand about why extreme inequality is toxic for America.
Upfront: The Picture of Dorian Marin
February 10, 2012 — Pacific Sun
A Portrait of Marin: Marin County Human Development Report 2012
February 6, 2012 — Foundation Center: Philanthropy News Digest
Creating Opportunities
February 5, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
Budget Cuts Force Closure of Longtime Sausalito Infant, Toddler Center
February 4, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
Truthful ‘Portrait of Marin’
February 3, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
A Disturbing Glimpse of GOP’s Low Tax/Limited Regulation Utopia
February 1, 2012 — Huffington Post
Taking a Close Look at Marin
January 31, 2012 — Op-Ed by Thomas Peters, President & CEO, Marin Community Foundation: Marin Independent Journal
Parents Fear Budget Cuts Could Slash Child Care Subsidies
January 23, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
Teens Weigh in on Education
January 20, 2012 — Lancaster Online
Radio Interview: Marin County Income Inequality
January 19, 2012 — KQED
New Report Reveals Disparities in Marin County
January 19, 2012 — Foundation Center
Report Analyzes County’s Racial, Economic Disparity
January 18, 2012 — Pacific Sun
New ‘Portrait of Marin’ Report Explores Marin’s Income Inequality Gap
January 18, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
Prosper and Live Long
January 18, 2012 — San Francisco Chronicle (Scroll Down)
Gap Between Marin High/Low (Earners) Explored
January 18, 2012 — NBC Bay Area
A Portrait of Marin Launches!
January 18, 2012 — Humantific
Marin Community Foundation to Host Discussion Based on New Report
January 14, 2012 — Marin Independent Journal
Out of Poverty: From Surviving to Thriving – 1/18/12
The Marin Community Foundation invites you to a community conversation in conjunction with the launch of A Portrait of Marin, produced by the American Human Development Project. View event details here
Metrics Matter: A Human Development Approach to Measuring Social Impact
January 6, 2012 — Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Interactive Map and Data Measures Economic Opportunity Across States
December 9, 2011 — Grantmakers for Children, Youth & Families
Acknowledging The Great Divide
December 7, 2011 — Humantific
Alabama Ranks Low in Opportunity Measures
December 6, 2011 — The Crimson White
California Hosts the Best and Worst Features of USA
December 2, 2011 — Articles Factory
The Supplemental Poverty Measure: A (Small) Step in the Right Direction
The Census Bureau recently released the supplemental poverty measure (SPM). By this gauge, 49.1 million Americans, or 16 percent of the population, live in poverty — more than the official poverty number of 46.2 million, or 15.1 percent of the population, reported in September.
MA Ranks Third in Nation in New Measure of Opportunity in USA
November 29, 2011 — TuBoston
Report: Nevada Ranks Last in Nation in Job Opportunity
November 28, 2011 — Las Vegas Sun
Opening Doors to Opportunity in the Mississippi Delta
November 19, 2011 — Mississippi Center for Justice
Opportunity Nation Summit: Promoting Communities of Opportunity
AHDP Co-Director Sarah Burd-Sharps spoke on a panel at the Opportunity Nation Summit in New York City on November 4th. Opportunity Nation’s mission is to promote opportunity, social mobility, and access to the American Dream. See more here.
2011 Huether Lasallian Conference
November 19, 2011 — Christian Brothers Conference
Forum Presents Disparities in Californians’ Well Being, Role and Response of Philanthropy
November 15, 2011 — UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Time to get Hungry for U.S. Poverty Solutions
November 13, 2011 — Kansas City Star
The Mess In Mississippi
November 11, 2011 — Huffington Post
Forum Presents Disparities in Californians’ Well Being, Role and Response of Philanthropy
November 10, 2011 — UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Opportunity Nation?
November 9, 2011 — Reuters
Money Isn’t Everything
November 4, 2011 — The Daily
Opportunity Nation: By Measuring Opportunity, Index Hopes To Restore Access To The American Dream
November 4, 2011 — Huffington Post
Opportunity Nation Joins Non-Profit Partners to Host the 2nd Annual National Summit on Opportunity and Poverty in Washington, D.C.
November 4, 2011 — Catholic Charities USA
Latinos in California’s Central Valley Lag Behind
October 26, 2011 — New America Media
Measure of America Wins IIID Award
October 27, 2011 — Humantific
‘The Forsaken Five Percent’
October 19, 2011 — Harvesting Health
Latino Community Foundation: San Francisco, October 21, 2011
AHDP Co-Director Kristen Lewis will address the Latino Community Foundation in San Francisco on October 21, 2011. The Latino Community Foundation’s mission is to create a future where all Latino families are safe, healthy, and full participants in the civic and economic life of California. Learn more.
UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, October 20, 2011
AHDP Co-Director Kristen Lewis will offer a nonpartisan, fact-based look at how ordinary people in communities across California are faring. She will be joined by: Sushma Raman, President of Southern California Grantmakers, and Edmund Cain, Vice President of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. This event is open to the public with an RSVP. RSVP for the event.
Canadian Risk and Hazards Network Symposium, October 19, 2011
AHDP Chief Statistician Patrick Guyer will speak at the Canadian Risk and Hazards Network Symposium (CRHNet), held in Ottowa on October 19, 2011. CRHNet symposiums aims to contribute to the creation of a disaster resilient society through inter-disciplinary and inter-jurisdictional dialogue and collaboration among practitioners, policy makers, researchers, and academics. Register for the Symposium.
RAND Los Angeles, October 19, 2011
AHDP Co-Directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis will present their research, “Beyond GDP: Using the American Human Development Index to Identify Need and Assess Impact,” at the RAND Corporation in Los Angeles on October 19. RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. Learn More.
The San Joaquin Valley LEAP Project, October 18, 2011
AHDP Co-Director Kristen Lewis will address The San Joaquin Valley LEAP (Latino Environmental Advancement & Policy Project) in Fresno. Valley LEAP .
San Diego Grantmakers 2011 Annual Conference, October 18, 2011
AHDP Co-Director Sarah Burd-Sharps will speak at the San Diego Grantmakers 2011 Annual Conference on October 18. The conference is the premier gathering of grantmakers from throughout San Diego County, bringing together members of the philanthropic community to learn, share information, and connect with each other to improve philanthropy’s positive impact in our communities. Register for the event.
How to Close the Wage Gap Without Paying Men Less
October 9, 2011 — The Huffington Post
Gains Made in Equality of Incomes in Downturn
September 30, 2011 — The New York Times
Could London-style Riots Happen in New York City?
September 30, 2011 — The Nation
Bay Area Income Beats State, U.S., Census Shows
September 22, 2011 — San Francisco Chronicle
Young People Hit Hard as U.S. Poverty Rate Increases to 15.1 Percent
September 14, 2011 — Mercury News
Aid to College Students Benefits All of Us
September 7, 2011 — Times Union
Resource for Policymakers: The American Human Development Project
August 31, 2011 — Policy For Results
Latinos, Numbers and the Real World
August 15, 2011 — Huffington Post
What’s Your Human Development Index?
July 22, 2011 — Health DATAbytes
The Nitty-Gritty of Going Beyond GDP
July 13, 2011 — Remapping Debate
Unequal: Well-Being Gap
Does the Bay Area Have the Best Quality of Life — or the Worst?
July 5, 2011 — San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association
The Wealth Gap Is .75 Miles Wide
July 3, 2011 — New York Magazine
The California Dream is Fizzling Out
June 27, 2011 — CNN
Spotlight on Poverty Webinar: The Common Good Forecaster
June 8, 2011 — Spotlight on Poverty
Latinos Live Longer Despite Health Obstacles
June 3, 2011 — Ventura County Star
‘Haves’ vs. ‘Have Nots’ Object of New Report
May 31, 2011 — Los Altos Town Crier
Webinar: The Common Good Forecaster, June 3, 2011
In collaboration with Spotlight on Poverty, AHDP will be hosting a webinar on Friday June 3, 2011, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. EST, on how to utilize the Common Good Forecaster. Created with the United Way, the Forecaster uses Census data to forecast the impact of increased educational attainment on such factors as health, civic engagement and crime. AHDP Co-directors, and Health People founder and executive director, Chris Norwood, will speak. RSVP for the webinar.
Rating California (For the First Time). Are We Special, or Just Adequate?
May 24, 2011 — KPCC Southern California Public Radio
United Way Index Shows Large Income, Education Gaps in L.A., Orange Counties
May 23, 2011 — Los Angeles Business
Study Illustrates Profound Quality-of-Life Disparities Across California
May 23, 2011 — California Planning & Development Report
County’s ‘Portrait’ Not a Big Surprise
May 22, 2011 — Ventura County Star
California Still Leads U.S., Including in Inequality
May 19, 2011 — Reuters
New Report Shows Large Disparities Among Los Angeles Area Residents in the Areas of Health, Education and Income
May 19, 2011 — PR Newswire
Quality of Life Report Tough on Area
May 19, 2011 — The Porterville Recorder
San Diegans Rank High in California for “Well Being”
May 18, 2011 — XETV-TV6
In California, L.A. Region Trails the Bay Area, San Diego and Sacramento in Health, Wealth, Education
May 18, 2011 — Los Angeles Daily News
San Diego Ranks 2nd in Well-Being Study
May 18, 2011 — KSWB- Fox TV5
Silicon Valley Earns High Marks In Well-Being Study
May 18, 2011 — KCBS
California: Home of the Haves and Have-Nots
May 18, 2011 — AOL News
The Buzz: How Many Californias Are There? Try Five
May 17, 2011 — Sacramento Bee
SD Ranked High In Well-Being Study
May 17, 2011 — KGTV
State’s class gap becomes startling
May 17, 2011 — La Jolla Light
Study Shows Quality of Life in Central Valley is Worst in CA
May 17, 2011 — KSEE
Life and Opportunity are Good in Metro SF
May 17, 2011 — The Bay Citizen
Study: H.D. Among “Struggling California”
May 17, 2011 — Victorville Daily Press
Study Suggests Quality-of-Life Disparity Creates ‘Five Californias’
May 17, 2011 — Ventura County Star
Brandeis University, May 11, 2011
AHDP’s Co-director Sarah Burd-Sharps is the Capstone Speaker for the graduating class of Brandeis University’s Heller School of Social Policy and Management.
A Portrait of California Launch Events, May 2011
AHDP will be touring California to launch A Portrait of California, a timely assessment of the well-being of Californians and their unique human development challenges. The lecture series, “Health, Education, and Income in an Age of Austerity,” will feature AHDP’s Co-directors, prominent community advocates, policy experts, and members of the philanthropic community. The events will take place in Sacramento on May 17, Los Angeles on May 18, and San Francisco on May 20. RSVP for these events today.
Banana Republic or Opportunity Society? Part II: The Transnational Perspective
April 25, 2011 — National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
America’s Most Distressed Areas and Their Neglected Infections: The United States Gulf Coast and the District of Columbia
March 29, 2011 — Public Library of Science
What the Economics?
March 29, 2011 — The Garden Island
Safety’s No Accident
March 29, 2011 — National Conference of State Legislatures
EVENT: New America Foundation’s The Measure of America, Mapping Risks and Resilience, on March 31, 2011
March 23, 2011 — Daily Agenda
The High Risk of Caricature
March 16, 2011 — NewsWorks
The New America Foundation, March 31, 2011
On Thursday March 31, 2011, American Human Development Project Co-Directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis will be featured speakers at a discussion of the recently-released The Measure of America 2010-2011 in Washington, DC. The event will take place from 12:15 PM to 1:45 PM at the New American Foundation (NAF), and will be moderated by NAF Economic Growth Program Policy Director, Michael Lind. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP for the event here.
Rights at Risk
March 9, 2011 — Human Rights Watch
Unintended Consequences: Chamber Report Shows That “Good” for Business May Be Bad for People
March 7, 2011 — Remapping Debate
Virginia’s 8th District Tops Group’s Health Index
March 2, 2011 — Fort Hunt Patch
Human Development Index in the US
March 1, 2011 — Inside JVC
UNICEF Brown Bag Discussion, March 16, 2011
On Wednesday March 16, 2011, AHDP Co-Directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, and Statistician Patrick Guyer presented the findings of The Measure of America 2010-2011 to UNICEF Policy and Practice staff.
A Congressional Briefing on The Measure of America, March 2, 2011
Co-directors Kristen Lewis and Sarah Burd-Sharps will be joined by Congressman Chris Murphy (CT-5) Wednesday, March 2, in a briefing on the The Measure of America 2010-2011: Mapping Risks and Resilience for policymakers and staffers.
Guest List: Today’s Newsmakers
February 28, 2011 — The Washingtonian
How Comic Book Hero ‘Unemployed Man’ Can Save The World
February 28, 2011 — death+taxes
Counterparties
February 25, 2011 — Felix Salmon, Reuters
How Long Do People Live in Your District?
February 24, 2011 — Yahoo News
Infographic We Love: A Map of American Health
February 24, 2011 — The Atlantic Wire
Map Puts Arlington at Top of the Healthy Heap
February 25, 2011 — ARL now
Third World America
February 24, 2011 — Humanosphere
Texas Lags in Measure of “Human Development”
February 7, 2011 — Houston Public Radio (Listen here)
Quality of Life Study is Worth Reviewing for Oklahoma Policymakers
February 4, 2011 — The Oklahoman
Family-Friendly Policies? In the U.S., Not So Much
January 11, 2011 — MarketWatch
Measuring American Well-Being: SSRC’s Human Development Project Issues Report
January 10, 2011 — Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA)
Public Policy and Philanthropy: A New Agenda, February 15, 2011
Co-Director of the American Human Development Project, Kristen Lewis, will be a keynote speaker at Southern California Grantmakers (SCG) Public Policy Conference on Tuesday February 15, 2011. The event will take place at the Center for Healthy Communities, Los Angeles, California, and also feature breakout sessions lead by public and community leaders in philanthropy and research. Read more, and register for the event.
Mapping the Measure of America
January 7, 2011 — United Way
Research and Publications on Child Poverty
January 7, 2011 — UNICEF Blog
By the Numbers: What Really Counts in Life? And How Does Houston Rank Against Competitor Cities?
December 29, 2010 – Houston Chronicle
Census Data: Women-Owned Businesses Growing
December 26, 2010 – Daily Comet
Census data: Women-owned businesses growing
Measure Of America: Houston Lags Behind
December 15, 2010 – Houston Press
Measuring America
December 15, 2010 – NPR’s All Sides with Ann Fisher
National Index Gives Michigan, Area Low Economic Marks
November 29, 2010 – Argus-Press
Is Andy Moving to New Jersey?
November 28, 2010 – 60 Minutes
Study: 2nd district Has Good Overall Well-being — For Texas, At Least
November 25, 2010 – Ultimate Lake Houston
Walk a Mile to Live Two Extra Years
November 24, 2010 – Economy 4.0, Marketplace
The Closer the Focus, The Deeper the Divide
November 23, 2010 – Too Much
Interacting With America: Human Development, Crime and Other Indicators for the United States
November 22, 2010 – The Economist
American Human Develoment Project: Kentucky part of ‘Third World’ America
November 20, 2010 – Insider Louisville
Infographic: Does America Have “Developing States”?
November 20, 2010 – Good
Mapping American Well-Being
November 19, 2010 – Fixing the Future, PBS
The True Measure of America
November 19, 2010 – The Maddow Blog
America By the Numbers
November 19, 2010 – The Daily Dish, The Atlantic
Cool Internet Map of America
November 19, 2010 – The Hairpin
New York Gets Third Place for Human Development
November 18, 2010 – The New York Times
Britain to Introduce ‘Happiness Index’
November 17, 2010 – Marketplace, American Public Media
How Selected American States Compare to Various Countries
November 16, 2010 – The Economist
Infographic of the Day: Quality of Life Varies Wildly Across America
November 16, 2010 – Fast Company
Where Does Your State Rank in Well-Being?
November 16, 2010 – Science and Religion Today
The American Human Development Index
November 16, 2010 – WNYC 93.9 FM, The Brian Lehrer Show
Asian-Americans Live Well in the Garden State
November 15, 2010 – Wall Street Journal
How Do States Measure Up on the Well-being Scale? This Study Tells You
November 13, 2010 – Los Angeles Times
Connecticut Ranks No. 1 in Well-Being Study
November 11, 2010 – Hartford Courant
What the Economy Needs is a US Sized Oil Spill; Or, Lessons in Measuring What Matters
November 11, 2010 – New America Foundation
Well-being Survey Reveals Racial Divide
November 10, 2010 – The Washington Post
Attention West Virginians: Move to Connecticut
November 10, 2010 – The Wall Street Journal
Measuring America – New Book Presents Current Data on the American Human Development Index
November 10, 2010 – Open Left
Connecticut Residents Live the Best Lives: Study
November 10, 2010 – NBC Connecticut
Measure Of America Project: Colorado Scores High On Well-Being Index
November 10, 2010 – Huffington Post
Connecticut Residents Are Tops in Well-Being
November 10, 2010 – MSNBC
As Promised, Those Dallas-Fort Worth Details from the American Human Development Index
November 10, 2010 – Dallas Observer
How’s Your Well-being? Find Out Here How Americans, Alabamians and You Are Doing
November 10, 2010 – The Birmingham News
Where Does Dallas Stand on the Human Development Index? Let’s Go to the Report!
November 10, 2010 – Dallas Observer
DC Region Ranks 1st in Well-being Survey
November 10, 2010 – Associated Press
Connecticut Tops Well-Being Survey: 5 Most Interesting Findings
November 10, 2010 – AOL News
Connecticut Residents Are Tops in Well-Being
November 9, 2010 – Live Science
West Virginia Ranks Dead Last in Well-being, Study says
November 11, 2010 – The Charleston Gazette
Big Gaps in the Big Apple: Lessons from The Measure of America, November 17, 2010.
See what the new 2010-2011 American Human Development Index reveals about the distribution of opportunity in America, with a special focus on the New York metro area. The expert panel and book party is open to the public, and will take place at 6:30 PM on November 17, 2010, at NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge (Light refreshments served). Read more here, forward this invite to friends, and RSVP to astoller@groupgordon.com, 212.784.5715.
Surging Ahead and Falling Behind: Lessons from The Measure of America, November 10, 2010
Hear the latest findings of the American Human Development Project’s updated 2010-2011 Index of well-being and opportunity. The Washington, DC launch of The Measure of America 2010-2011: Mapping Risks and Resilience will take place at the Kaiser Family Foundation, at 9 AM on November 10, 2010 (Breakfast served at 8:30 a.m.). Learn more here and RSVP to astoller@groupgordon.com, 212.784.5715.
Open Letter to the Bipartisan Fiscal Commission
October 7, 2010 – PR Web
One Step Forward, Two Steps Apart on UN’s Development Goals
September 22, 2010 – Colorlines: News for Action
Happy Labor Day to the Unemployed
September 2, 2010 – The Huffington Post
Barry Weisberg on Urban Violence
August 24, 2010 – Chicago Public Radio WBEZ 91.5
Measuring Deprivation: The New Multidimensional Poverty Index of the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative
July-August 2010 – International Budget Partnership
The co-founder of a project measuring American well-being sees hope for the next century in spite of poor results
May 28, 2010 – Need to Know
Happy in New Jersey
May 4, 2010 – New York Times
“The Limits of Policy” by columnist David Brooks
May 3, 2010 – The New York Times
Also see the response from AHDP co-directors Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis.
Asians in Jersey get top marks for health and income
April 29, 2010 – The Star-Ledger
100-Year Gap in Well-Being Between Haves and Have Nots in U.S. Population: New Study Finds Vast Differences in Quality of Life Within U.S. Population
April 28, 2010 – ABC World News with Diane Sawyer
Report Reveals Disparities in Well-Being among Racial and Ethnic Groups in U.S
April 28, 2010 – Scope
Looking to Live Better? Move to New Jersey
April 28, 2010 – Wall Street Journal
Health Care Reform Passed, Now What?
April 27, 2010 – The Huffington Post
‘Treme’: A Sharp Divide Between Rich and Poor
April 12, 2010 – The Atlantic
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: a chance for grantmakers to consider racial equity
March 22, 2010 – National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy
Study Indicates Money Can’t Buy You Longevity
March 20, 2010 – Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Katrina @ 5: Partners in Philanthropy, March 22, 2010
Co-director Kristen Lewis will give the opening lunch plenary at the Association of Small Foundation’s “Katrina @ 5: Partners in Philanthropy” conference, taking place on Monday, March 22, 2010, at the New Orleans Marriott. For more information, visit www.KatrinaAtFive.org.
New Yorkers Are Living Longer, Study Finds
March 4, 2010 – Queens Chronicle
The Right Measures
March 3, 2010 – Stanford Social Innovation Review
ASA Footnotes, Vol. 38, Issue 2 (Feb. 2010)
“The Measure of America: Introducing the American Human Development Project”
The Measure of America: Introducing the American Human Development Project
Called to Serve Conference, April 28, 2010
Co-Director Kristen Lewis will present The Measure of America to the Episcopal Church conference “Called to Serve: The Church Responds to Domestic Poverty,” from 3:00 to 4:30 PM on Wednesday, April 28, 2010. For registration information, please visit the event’s website.
San Francisco Foundation, February 8, 2010
Co-director Sarah Burd-Sharps and Advisory Panel member Carla Javits will present the results of the American Human Development Project to invited guests of the San Francisco Foundation. The presentation will focus on the implications of the Project’s work for the State of California. February 8, 2010, from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM at the San Francisco Foundation, 225 Bush Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA. For invitation information, please contact Scott Owens, sjo@sff.org, by Feb. 1.
Rationing Healthcare? We’re Already Doing It
December 4, 2009 – Carnegie Ethics Online
A Paradox of Plenty – Hunger in America
November 24, 2009 – Reuters
In Rural Kentucky, A Surprising Twist On The Health Debate
November 13, 2009 – Kaiser Health News
Unhealthy America
November 4, 2009 – The New York Times
Women Gaining Ground in the Oilfield
November 2, 2009 – The Daily Comet
Annual Conference of the San Diego Grantmakers, October 29, 2009
Co-directors Lewis and Burd-Sharps will address the San Diego Grantmakers as they look at “The Future of Philanthropy: Creating Silver Linings.”
UCLA School of Public Affairs, October 27, 2009
Co-directors Lewis and Burd-Sharps will present their new work to a public audience at the Public Affairs Building, UCLA School of Public Affairs, at 4:00 PM.
Damsel in Distress Seeks Better Policies, Bigger Paycheck, Prince Who Does Housework
October 22, 2009 – The Huffington Post
Dropout Prevention Should Be Top of the Class
October 13, 2009 – The Huffington Post
In Louisiana, a Great Racial Divide
October 13, 2009 – Daily Kos
A chance for real improvement
September 28, 2009 – The Daily Comet
G-20 Missed the Point: The Real Wealth of Nations is People
September 28, 2009 – The Huffington Post
Report shows ‘huge’ disparities
September 23, 2009 – Houma Today
Report: Life expectancy for African-Americans in N.O. rival that of some developing nations
September 18, 2009 – WWLTV
New Orleans Blacks Don’t Live As Long As North Koreans
September 18, 2009 – Hip Hop Wired
GDP an Inaccurate Measure of Stark Disparities in United States, Fails to Show Whole Picture in Louisiana
September 18, 2009 – The Huffington Post
Racial, economic disparities revealed in new report on living conditions in Louisiana
September 17, 2009 – The Times-Picayune
Lifespan of African-Americans in New Orleans Rivals North Koreans
September 17, 2009 – The Huffington Post
Unnerving Statistics
September 17, 2009 – New York Times Economix Blog
Sarkozy: GDP Is a Limited Measure
September 14, 2009 – Marketplace
Health Habits vs. Life Expectancy vs. Spending
August 19, 2009 – New York Times Economix Blog
Philanthropy In/Sight: Mapping the Future
July 22, 2009 – Philantopic
Creating a world of good – Foundation Center presents interactive philanthropy visualization
July 20, 2009 – The Daily Tell
Philanthropy In/Sight: Mapping Foundations
July 15, 2009 – Tactical Philanthropy
Black Kids Close the Gap in Reading: Still Trail Their Peers
July 14, 2009 – National Public Radio News Blog
Foundation Center Launches “Philanthropy In/Sight,” July 13, 2009
Drawing on data from the American Human Development Index and the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, “Philanthropy In/Sight” is a one-of-a-kind data visualization platform for better understanding the impact of philanthropy throughout the world.
Tool shows benefits of education in communities
July 13, 2009 – The Herald Dispatch
South Side Education News & Notes
July 2, 2009 – South Side News Leader
National Civic Summit, July 15-17, 2009
Sarah Burd-Sharps presents “The Measure of America: Moving Beyond Wealth to Measuring Progress” as part of the National Civic Summit in Minneapolis: 3PM, Friday, July 17, Minneapolis Hilton Salon Stage.
Let them eat cake, educationally speaking
May 27, 2009 – Show Me Progress
Improving state’s future rests with more education
May 19, 2009 – NewsOK
Can America Fail?
Spring 2009 – The Wilson Quarterly
The Measure of America: American Human Development Report, 2008-2009
March 19, 2009 – The New England Journal of Medicine
America is #… 15?
March 4, 2009 – The Nation
More families are struggling as the economic divide widens
February 8, 2009 – Deseret News
A Portrait of Mississippi: A New Report Shines Light on Poverty in the Struggling State
February 2, 2009 – Facing South
The Measure of America….by Hugh Hamilton
February 1, 2009 – …and Another Thing
Interview with co-author Kristen Lewis on “A Portrait of Mississippi”
January 27, 2009 – Talk Back WBAI- New York
Report Shows That Mississippi Blacks Have Worse Outcomes Than Whites on Some Quality of Life Indicator
January 27, 2009 – Kaiser Daily
Mississippi Human Development Maps
January 27, 2009 – Vox
Study: Life Span of Black Males in Miss. Shorter
January 27, 2009 – Clarion Ledger
“Favorite Books of 2008” – #1
January 3, 2009 – The Globalist
“The Measure of America” – Website of the Day
December 18, 2008 – Larry Ferlazo
Social Determinants of Health
December 2008 – Health Affairs
An Obama Holiday: What To Give A Progressive President And His Team
December 5, 2008 – Huffington Post
5 Truths About Health Care in America
December 1, 2008 – Time Magazine
The Good Life
November/December 2008 – Boston Review
Chicago Access Network TV, November 30, 2008
“The Measure of America: Bringing Human Rights Home” to be aired at 3:00pm on Chicago Access Network TV21 featuring a panel discussion with co-director Sarah Burd-Sharp.
Making Ends Meet In The Middle
November 23, 2008 – Tampa Tribune
The Need to Combine Social and Health Policy
November 18, 2008 – Boston Globe
Illinois 2008 Poverty Summit, December 10, 2008
For those in Illinois, Sarah Burd-Sharps, Co-director of the Measure of America, is scheduled to speak on a plenary panel for the state on December 10, 2008.
Carnegie Council on Ethics in International Affairs, December 4, 2008
Presented by the authors of The Measure of America, the Carnegia Council is hosting a discussion on the progress of the United States compared with other OECD nations on measures of human development. Below is the event’s information and website:
For Many Families, Gap’s Getting Wider
October 26, 2008 – Free Lance-Star
Altarum Policy Roundtable, October 23, 2008
“Measuring Human Development in America,” was presented at the Altarum Institute, a DC-based nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization serving government and private-sector clients.
Watch Out For Pitfalls During Financial Turmoil
October 19, 2008 – Montgomery Advertiser
Rail, Economy On Table
October 1, 2008 – Reston Connection
Health Care: The Other Answer
September 25, 2008 – Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Southern California Grantmakers, November 19, 2008
For those in SoCal, the authors of The Measure of America will be giving a plenary speech at the Southern California Grantmakers 35th Annual Conference on November 19th.
Shriver Center Dialogue, October 17, 2008
The Measure of America co-author Sarah Burds-Sharp will join others on a panel to discuss the meaning of human rights in the United States. Sponsored by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, the dialogue will take place on Friday, October 17, 2008 at 8:15am CDT in Chicago, IL. For more information, please visit the event’s website.
Seminars: Failing Health In America, October 1, 2008
The authors of The Measure of America, Sarah Burd-Sharps and Kristen Lewis, will be presenting a series of tele-seminars sponsored by The Foundation for American Communications (FACS). The next two seminars are scheduled for October 1st and 8th at 2:00pm ET and will cover the topic of education disparities. Afterwards on October 14th and 21st, there will be two additional teleseminars on standard of living at 2:00pm ET on each of those dates as well. For more information and to register for free, click here.
Hey Big Number, Make Room For The Rest Of Us
August 31, 2008 – New York Times
Forming A More Perfect Measure
August 31, 2008 – New York Times
Improving the Human Condition
August 20, 2008 – Santa Monica Daily Press
Interview with Co-Author Kristen Lewis
August 15, 2008 – Audio: Bread and Roses, KBOO
The American Human Development Report
August 5, 2008 – PolySigh
A Measure of Who We Are
August 2, 2008 – Brattleboro Reformer
Quality of Life Study; Live Longer, Prosper Elsewhere
July 28, 2008 – Northwest Indiana and Illinois Times
Congressman Jim Moran’s News Commentary
July 24, 2008 – Fall Church News Press
Invitation to Testify Before Congress, July 23, 2008
Just one day after the launch, the report’s authors were invited by Senator Charles Schumer of New York, Chair of the Joint Economic Committee, to testify at a hearing next week entitled “How Much More Can American Families Be Squeezed By Stagnant Wages, Skyrocketing Household Costs, And Falling Home Prices?”
Study: Coastal OC Healthy, Wealthy, Wise
July 22, 2008 – OC Register
Moderate and Lower Earners Under More Pressure
July 22, 2008 – Reuters
US Slips Down Development Index
July 22, 2008 – BBC News
Commentary by Richard Florida
July 21, 2008 – Creative Class
Human Development Project Introduces New Measurement of Americans’ Well-Being
July 18, 2008 – Philanthropy News Digest, Foundation Center
New Study Ranks U.S. Well-Being
July 17, 2008 – Washington Times
Measuring America
July 17, 2008 – Time Magazine
Part of Central Valley Ranks Last in National Study of Quality of Life
July 17, 2008 – Los Angeles Times
Development: US fails to Measure up on ‘Human Index’
July 17, 2008 – UK Guardian
Hard to be an Optimistic American
July 16, 2008 – Daily Kos
Florida Ranks 24th in New Measure of U.S. Well-Being
July 16, 2008 – Tampa Tribune
National Press Club Unveiling, July 16, 2008
The American Human Development Project released “The Measure of America” on July 16th at a news conference held at the National Press Club.
U.S. Human Development Report Release, July 16, 2008
The American Human Development Project will release “The Measure of America: American Human Development Report 2008-2009,” the first-ever report about human development in the United States
Capitol Hill Briefings, July 14, 2008
In the days before the launch, co-authors Kristen, Sarah and Eduardo made courtesy calls to the offices of a number of senators and representatives, particularly those in the bottom congressional districts and states, in order to share the report, explain the findings, and answer questions.
The Measure of America on YouTube
You can now find out more about the Measure of America on YouTube.