The Future of Work(ers)
Thoughts on the programs, initiatives, and people helping American workers find quality jobs and economic mobility
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Making the Future of Work Work for Everyone (opens the original)
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Will AI Leave the American Worker Behind?As AI accelerates changes across the economy, it’s forecast that millions of Americans are going to need new skills to navigate this workforce shock. That has workers asking: where do I fit in?This is not a theoretical question. This is a critical question that needs to be answered now. And it cannot be answered in a vacuum.RAISE US is a new national nonpartisan organization launched in June with the stated purpose of building practical, people-first care
When Life Gets in the Way (opens the original)
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I’m back. I skipped my late-June newsletter this summer because life got in the way. Bronchitis, a wrenched knee, and the back-to-back loss of family members made it difficult to do the job I love: interviewing people and reporting on work, education, and pathways to good jobs and careers.That experience was also a reminder of something I hear often in this work: even when people know where they want to go, life can make the path harder to follow. There is no one-size-fits-all path to economic s
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