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Grobe, Terry; Martin, Nancy; Steinberg, Adria – Jobs For the Future, 2015
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions and Jobs for the Future, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, launched the Youth/Industry Partnership Initiative (YIPI), to learn how employer-led industry partnerships could addressing the crisis of youth unemployment--7 percent of American youth (age 16-24) are neither in school or…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Late Adolescents, Low Income Groups, Labor Force Development
Grobe, Terry; Martin, Nancy; Steinberg, Adria – Jobs For the Future, 2015
The National Fund for Workforce Solutions and Jobs for the Future, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, launched the Youth/Industry Partnership Initiative (YIPI), to learn how employer-led industry partnerships could addressing the crisis of youth unemployment--7 percent of American youth (age 16-24) are neither in school or…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Late Adolescents, Low Income Groups, Labor Force Development
Rosenblum, Ian; Kazis, Richard – Jobs For the Future, 2014
The sector of the economy frequently referred to as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is the subject of much national interest and debate. While there is general consensus across various stakeholders such as policymakers, educators, and industry that STEM education and careers are essential to maintaining an innovative and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, State Policy, Community Colleges, Credentials
Rosenblum, Ian; Kazis, Richard – Jobs For the Future, 2014
The sector of the economy frequently referred to as STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is the subject of much national interest and debate. While there is general consensus across various stakeholders such as policymakers, educators, and industry that STEM education and careers are essential to maintaining an innovative and…
Descriptors: STEM Education, State Policy, Community Colleges, Credentials
Jobs For the Future, 2014
In 2011, the Harvard Graduate School of Education released "Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century." The report argued that the current education system was too narrowly focused on the goal of preparing all young people to pursue a four-year college or university degree immediately…
Descriptors: Career Education, Labor Force Development, Career Readiness, High School Students