America Achieves Launches ‘Good Jobs Economy’ Initiative
Initiative Will Build on Recent Tech Hubs Successes – and Help Local Communities Integrate and Advance Economic Growth with Economic Mobility to Create Good Jobs and Ensure Fair Access to Good Jobs Nationwide Initiative and Initial Philanthropic Investment of $20 Million Unveiled Through U.S. Department of Commerce’s Innovative Capital Summit and Jobs for the Future’s Horizons Conference […]
Read MoreAmerica Achieves Congratulates Local Coalitions Forming Regional Tech Hubs and Building Good Jobs Economies
Out of hundreds of applicants to the bipartisan Tech Hubs program, 12 Tech Hubs to receive implementation grants totaling $504 million America Achieves calls for additional appropriations, already authorized by Congress with bipartisan support, to meet local demand for Tech Hubs nationwide July 2, 2024 – America Achieves congratulates the 12 regions winning Tech Hub implementation […]
Read MoreAmerica Achieves, What Works Plus Collaborative, and The Families and Workers Fund announce more than $70 million in aligned philanthropic commitments to advance the goals of the White House Talent Pipeline Challenge
Investments will help ensure a diverse, qualified talent pool for quality infrastructure jobs impacting tens of thousands of underrepresented workers Nov. 2, 2022—Today, President Biden announced commitments made by more than 350 organizations in 50 states and territories as part of the Infrastructure Talent Pipeline Challenge. This includes more than $70 million in aligned philanthropic […]
Read MoreNational Nonprofit Incubated at America Achieves Awards Over $10 Million to Partners Working in 28 States to Develop and Scale High-Impact Tutoring Models to Boost Academic Achievement for Students
Following Competitive Process, Accelerate Selects 31 State Education Agencies, School Districts, and Tutoring Providers to Join National Community of Practice, Build Evidence Base for Cost-Effective, Sustainable Learning Solutions
Read MoreAmerica Achieves Releases Report with Playbook to Help States and U.S. Territories Develop Their Broadband Workforce, a Critical Step on the Path to Extending Internet Access to Tens of Millions of People in Rural and Other Low-Income Communities
States and Territories That Fail to Address Workforce Challenges in Their Plans Risk Failure to Achieve Needed Broadband Access and Loss of Billions of Dollars in Incoming, Historic Federal Investments to Expand Broadband Nationwide Prepared in Partnership with Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc. (RISI), Report also Includes Original Analysis by Emsi Burning Glass Detailing Broadband Workforce […]
Read MoreNew National Effort Seeks to Develop and Scale High-Impact Tutoring Models to Boost Academic Achievement for All Students
$65 Million Raised Toward a Goal of $100 Million. Known as Accelerate, Initiative to Be Led by Former Tennessee Commissioner of Education. Call to Effective Action Issued to Recruit Partners to Join National Community of Practice, and Build Evidence Base for Cost-Effective,
Sustainable Learning Solutions
America Achieves Releases Policy Playbook to Offer People Effective Pathways to Good Careers and Help Employers Fill In-Demand Jobs
Guide is First of a Series of “State Recovery Now” Playbooks – Including on How States and Communities Can Build a Good Jobs Economy
Read MoreLetter Calling on Congressional Leaders to Include Workforce Development in Economic Recovery and Infrastructure Legislation
America Achieves, New America, and more than 30 other workforce-related organizations today released a joint letter calling on Congressional leaders to include workforce development in upcoming economic recovery and infrastructure legislation.
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