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By Zoë Baird If it was functioning well, the American labor market would do a reasonably good job of matching Americans to opportunities. Employers would…
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The Next 25 Years of the Global Economy Markle Foundation CEO and President Zoë Baird joined Steve Case, Richard Dobbs, Tom Friedman, and Robert Steel…
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Skill Development for a Global Workforce This panel will consider how to equip the world’s population with the kinds of skills competencies needed to produce…
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The Right Tech for the Job: Closing the Gap As the economy shifts ever-more rapidly, matching people and their skills with jobs becomes a huge…
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By Leila Janah My parents came to this country in 1978. Like so many first generation children of Indian immigrants, I learned to believe in…
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Existing public policy around employment makes that choice far too expensive, according to Philip Zelikow, who helped author a collection of research and policy thinking…
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America’s Moment… was written by a collection of academics, tech executives, elected officials, and consultants convened by the Markle Foundation… The book promises transformative solutions…
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By Zoë Baird On Thursday, the top 10 highest-polling candidates in the Republican presidential field will take the stage in Cleveland, Ohio for the first…
In The News
The goal of the initiative is to make the American Dream a reality by teaching and connecting workers to employers, using online technology.
In The News
Rework America aims to match job seekers having a tough time finding work with employers looking to fill at least 4 million midlevel jobs.
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“America’s Moment: Creating Opportunity in the Connected Age” … points out well some of the tools and navigators that can help all of us learn…
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I met Dan Wagner, who was the Chief Analytics Officer for the Obama campaign, in 2014 as part of a Markle Foundation project called Rework…
