Ryan Kelsey
@rykelsey
Director, Building America's Workforce @urbaninstitute, local school board member & I cook too | views my own, links/RTs/likes/follows ≠ endorsements
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https://www.urban.org/author/ryan-kelsey 22-10-2010 18:27:42
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New report from Markle with support from Gates Foundation: Unlocking Responsible Access to Data to Increase Equity and Economic Mobility. Read the report here: markle.org/Unlocking-Resp… #data #economy #workforce
Career coaches could play a role in getting low-wage workers into better jobs, Ryan Kelsey of Markle Foundation tells #WorkingNationOverheard at ASU+GSV. He adds employers can help level the playing field for #underrepresented groups, too. youtu.be/-NKog48qozk #ASUGSVSummit
With support from J.P. Morgan we’re bringing the Rework America Alliance to five new cities. We look forward to working with Southwest Solutions, SERJobs in Houston, TX, Goodwill Southern California, Urban League of Louisiana, and LOVE, to expand access to good, in-demand #jobs!: markle.org/about-markle/n…
check out this new dashboard from some of my new colleagues at Urban Institute
In the Do No Harm Guide: @PatriceKunesh & National Indigenous Women's Resource Center’s Kendra Root offer lessons “for data agents to recognize the importance of discerning the lived experiences hidden from the calculus of raw data” in Native communities: urbn.is/3ULjnxr #IndigenousPeoplesDay
.Raphael Bostic at WorkRise's #ResilientFuturesLive: "If we do not get this economy on a stable long-run trajectory, it’s going to be hard for us to achieve a maximum employment that includes as many Americans as possible." (via Steve Matthews) urbn.is/3EP0UdR
Myth: Rural America is the white, agricultural "heartland." Fact: Rural America is increasingly diverse. 1 in 5 Americans live in rural communities, & more than 1 in 5 (22%) rural residents are people of color. More from Anne Junod & Corianne Payton Scally: urbn.is/367Ow5P