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