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In today's episode, I sit down with Aneesh Raman to explore the future of education and work. Join us as we discuss navigating career pivots, redefining success, and empowering the next generation.  Whether you're a parent guiding your child's educational path or an individual navigating career choices, this episode offers practical wisdom and encouragement to pursue lifelong learning and fulfill your potential. Tune in!BioAneesh Raman is a VP and Workforce Expert at LinkedIn. As part of this role, he leads the Opportunity Project, which works with global leaders to help them understand the biggest changes impacting work and to build a more dynamic and equitable global labor market in the age of AI. Prior to LinkedIn, Aneesh was a Senior Economic Advisor for California Governor Gavin Newsom helping to shape and communicate the Economic Agenda for one of the world's largest economies, as well as the state's response to the global pandemic.  Aneesh joined the Governor's Office after five years in the tech industry, including as Head of Economic Impact at Facebook.  From 2009-2013, he held multiple positions in the Obama Administration, including as a speechwriter to President Barack Obama as well as a speechwriter to the Treasury Secretary amidst a historic economic crisis.  Raman started his career as a CNN correspondent, first in Southeast Asia and then across the Middle East, where he spent two years as a war correspondent in Iraq. A graduate of Harvard and a former Fulbright Scholar, Raman is a Board member of Shanti Bhavan, an education non-profit that works with children from the most disadvantaged communities in India and was the subject of the critically-acclaimed Netflix documentary, ‘Daughters of Destiny.' Raman is a former term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and former member of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library's New Frontier Award Committee. Follow Aneesh on LinkedIn.Click here to RSVP for our upcoming webinar: Selective College Admissions: What Really Matters, and How to Build Your StrategyAccess free resources and learn more about Sheila and her team at Signet Education at signeteducation.com or on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheilaakbar/.

Solving huge challenges like climate change presents an opportunity for each of us to draw upon our unique strengths and lived experiences. And that's what Hessann Farooqi is doing through his career. In this episode of Career Buzz, guest-host Erica Mattison speaks with Hessann Farooqi, Executive Director of The Boston Climate Action Network (BCAN), about the importance of relationship building and other valuable skills for leaders of nonprofit organizations. Hessann shares how he combines his passion for public policy with his dedication to advancing climate solutions on the local level. They originally met when Hessann was an undergraduate student at Boston University. Erica hired him as an intern for the Boston University Sustainability communications team. Find out how he's honing skills in public speaking, relationship building, and research and analysis to grow a grassroots movement rooted in climate justice. BCAN is a community-based nonprofit organization that organizes residents to advocate for local climate justice action. It brings together residents, community groups, and policy makers to equitably transition Boston from fossil fuels and improve its resilience. Learn more about the Boston Climate Action Network at Bostoncan.org and Hessann Farooqi via LinkedIn and Twitter.   Hessann Farooqi Bio: Hessann Farooqi is the Executive Director of the Boston Climate Action Network. He is the youngest person and the first person of color appointed to lead BCAN in its more than two decade history.  Hessann studied economics at Boston University, worked in the United States Senate, and served on various federal, state, and local political campaigns. He also serves as an Environmental Justice Advisor to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council on the development of their Greater Boston Climate Action Plan and supports MassRobotics on their Climate Robotics Working Group. He previously served as an advisor to The White House and Department of Energy's Opportunity Project. 

Solving huge challenges like climate change presents an opportunity for each of us to draw upon our unique strengths and lived experiences. And that's what Hessann Farooqi is doing through his career. In this episode of Career Buzz, guest-host Erica Mattison speaks with Hessann Farooqi, Executive Director of The Boston Climate Action Network (BCAN), about the importance of relationship building and other valuable skills for leaders of nonprofit organizations. Hessann shares how he combines his passion for public policy with his dedication to advancing climate solutions on the local level. They originally met when Hessann was an undergraduate student at Boston University. Erica hired him as an intern for the Boston University Sustainability communications team. Find out how he's honing skills in public speaking, relationship building, and research and analysis to grow a grassroots movement rooted in climate justice. BCAN is a community-based nonprofit organization that organizes residents to advocate for local climate justice action. It brings together residents, community groups, and policy makers to equitably transition Boston from fossil fuels and improve its resilience. Learn more about the Boston Climate Action Network at Bostoncan.org and Hessann Farooqi via LinkedIn and Twitter.   Hessann Farooqi Bio: Hessann Farooqi is the Executive Director of the Boston Climate Action Network. He is the youngest person and the first person of color appointed to lead BCAN in its more than two decade history.  Hessann studied economics at Boston University, worked in the United States Senate, and served on various federal, state, and local political campaigns. He also serves as an Environmental Justice Advisor to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council on the development of their Greater Boston Climate Action Plan and supports MassRobotics on their Climate Robotics Working Group. He previously served as an advisor to The White House and Department of Energy's Opportunity Project. 

Join us as we sit down with Lauren Sivak, Executive Director of the Opportunity Project, to unravel the challenges and triumphs of providing quality afterschool programs for Tulsa's youth. Listen in as we discuss the ripple effects of recent federal funding cuts on enrichment initiatives and share insights into the impactful work of after-school programs. Our chat not only covers the essential role these programs play in youth development but also touches on the city's unexpectedly smooth traffic and spacious parking—a lighthearted contrast to the serious topic at hand.Venture into the world of after-school enrichment as we reflect on the surprising cultural shift from voluntary to paid programming for educators in Tulsa. With Lauren's guidance, we explore the emotional and financial investment in after-school programs, highlighting the generous support for teachers and the essential need for diverse and inclusive opportunities for students. From cooking clubs to robotics, every activity holds educational value. Amidst the backdrop of our own high school memories and club aspirations, we underscore the challenges non-profits face in sustaining these valuable programs, especially in today's financial climate.Cap off this enlightening conversation with a look at the big dreams for Tulsa's afterschool scene, including the need for data-driven decision-making and tracking to ensure the safety and success of these programs. We stand up for the importance of social and emotional learning in the face of skepticism, affirming that fostering a sense of safety and inclusion is fundamental for learning. As we navigate the contentious educational landscape, we reaffirm our belief in the power of a well-educated populace to sustain a functioning democracy. So tune in, get involved, and see how you can be a part of empowering the next generation.And don't forget to go to their fundraiser, Data on Draft on April 25th! Register here: Data on Draft — The Opportunity ProjectWe also want to recognize Tallgrass Estate Planning LLP, as they are the newest corporate partners with Rant9 Productions. We look forward to continuing our podcast network with their support, and we appreciate their efforts in creating a unique and necessary community service in estate planning today. Learn more about Tallgrass Estate Planning LLP, check out www.tallgrassestateplanning.com or check out their Facebook, www.facebook.com/tallgrassestateplanning.Please subscribe to Pod4Good wherever you get your podcasts! If you're not sure where, check out www.Pod4Good.com

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This year, funding for AI-related startups has surpassed $23 billion dollars, and thousands of AI tools promise to automate tasks in every type of job. But instead of thinking about how technology can replace humans, Aneesh Raman, vice president and head of the Opportunity Project at LinkedIn, believes this system-level change will bring more humanity into the workplace. Aneesh shared his thoughts on a skill-first approach to job searching, why philosophy and ethics are in-demand areas of expertise, and how to think about the growth of AI in the long term.

Civic technology is critical to addressing some of the nation's toughest challenges, from the opioid crisis to disaster relief and more. Today's “Profiles in Public Service” guest, Drew Zachary from U.S. Census Bureau, describes how the federal initiative she co-founded, The Opportunity Project, uses cross-sector collaboration and open federal data to design technology that supports communities across the country. Susanna Pho is a startup founder and a former participant in The Opportunity Project's Design Sprint Challenge competitions, during which she partnered with federal agencies to use her company's software that helps local governments and communities better adapt to the effects of climate change. Quentin Cummings is a climate analyst at the Federal Emergency Management Agency whose earlier work in government informed Pho's 2022 Design Sprint Challenge project to strengthen collaboration between federal and local governments to aid in their preparedness for flood risk and response to natural disasters in their communities. Zachary, Pho and Cummings discuss how using federal data and partnering across sectors allows them to support local economies, expand opportunity and rebuild trust in government in communities across the country.   A transcript of this episode is available here. Additional Resources:  Learn more about The Opportunity Project.  Watch the 2023 The Opportunity Project Summit.  Learn more about Susanna Pho's company, Forerunner. 

A new report - released today - by the National Opportunity Project shows hundreds of millions of dollars in federal Covid relief intended for disadvantaged students has failed to reach them. The first-of-its-kind report, which relied on public records requests, research, and direct communication with state education officials in all 50 states, found that at least $736 million across 27 states has been or is at risk of being diverted away from the country's youngest and most at-risk students. In many cases, these funds are instead being used by governors on pet projects having little to do with education. Here are just a few examples of where these K-12 funds are being spent (for a comprehensive list, click here): Alaska gave $1.2 million toward a program that uses the video game Minecraft to teach coding.Oregon gave $1.6 million to “Moonshot for Equity,” a multi-year initiative aimed at “eliminating equity barriers” in several state colleges.West Virginia used $600,000 for awards to 12 public schools that won a statewide “I Got Vaxxed!” competition. Patrick Hughes, president and founder of the National Opportunity Project: “The fact that we found at least $736 million in federal funding that has not reached our K-12 schools is alarming. It should not be used by governors for grants on special projects when young and low-income students are months or even years behind in learning. We are working to get the remaining federal funding to the independent, private, and religious school students Congress intended to reach.”

Today I want to talk about the IT job explosion. LinkedIn's Opportunity Project recently produced 2023's Most In-Demand Hard Skills List. Here are the top 10: Software Development, SQL, Finance, Python, Java, Data Analysis, JavaScript, Cloud Computing, Operations, and CRM (Customer Relationship Management). In the current economic climate, every business is either a tech firm or a tech-enabled company, whether they admit it or not. Thus, maintaining your technical skills is crucial. Tech skills are the most widely sought-after quality across industries; according to LinkedIn statistics, skill sets for professions worldwide have changed by about 25% since 2015. By 2027, this percentage is predicted to double. New technologies are evolving how we do our tasks, and although not everyone has a background in technology, everyone should meet the basics of today's hiring standard. You can always get the most up-to-date analytics from experts on current tech news anywhere at TWiT.tv. Check out our 13 ad-supported shows at TWiT.tv, or if you are interested in joining a like-minded community and want 4 bonus shows plus the 13 shows ad-free, then visit TWiT.tv/clubtwit. If you want to reach our audience, please email advertise@twit.tv, and we will get back to you ASAP. Host: Lisa Laporte Download or subscribe to this show at https://twit.tv/shows/host-read-ads

NOTE: This episode was recorded a week before former President Trump was indicted by the state of New York on charges related to alleged hush money payments made to Stormy Daniels. We discuss the current state of the Republican Party and its continued devolvement into the party of white racial resentment. We examine four leading contenders for the party's 2024 presidential nomination, including Trump, who despite his recent indictment could very well still be in the running. We analyze Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' attempts at fanning the flames of hatred and division and what makes him a modern-day George Wallace. We also look at two POC South Carolina Republicans—former governor Nikki Haley and Senator Tim Scott—and discuss whether their attempts to weave their backgrounds into a party that is hellbent on attacking people based on their identity can work. REFERENCES The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/Mark Niesse – Ban on ‘Zuckerbucks' election money in Georgia heads to final votes(https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-house-committee-passes-restriction-on-outside-election-funding/ZQWAHN2J3FCN7JLEN5OILYDNSM/) Growth and Opportunity Project Wiki (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growth_%26_Opportunity_Project)

Sean Illing talks with former Google data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz, author of Don't Trust Your Gut. Seth argues that the way we make decisions is wrong, outdated, and based on methods or conventional wisdom that lead us astray from getting what we want. Sean and Seth discuss the idea of using data in place of our own intuition and reason to help us through things like online dating, picking a place to live, and being a better parent. Plus, how can we trust "experience sampling" studies that rely on self-reporting, when — after all — everybody lies? Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), Interviews Writer, Vox Guest: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (@SethS_D), author References:  Don't Trust Your Gut: Using Data to Get What You Really Want in Life by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Dey Street; 2022) Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (Dey Street; 2018) Moneyball (dir. Bennett Miller, 2011); based on the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis (W.W. Norton; 2004) "Capitalists in the Twenty-First Century" by Matthew Smith et al. (Quarterly Journal of Economics v. 134 (4); 2019) The Mappiness Project, created by George MacKerron and Susanna Mourato "Machine learning uncovers the most robust self-report predictors of relationship quality across 43 longitudinal couples studies" by Samantha Joel et al. (PNAS v. 117 (32); 2020) "Are You Happy While You Work?" by Alex Bryson and George MacKerron (The Economic Journal v. 127 (599); Feb. 2017) "Experienced well-being rises with income, even above $75,000 per year" by Matthew Killingsworth (PNAS v. 118 (4); 2021) "The Amount and Source of Millionaires' Wealth (Moderately) Predicts Their Happiness" by Grand Edward Donnelly et al. (Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin v. 44 (5); May 2018) “When Choice Is Demotivating: Can One Desire Too Much of a Good Thing?” by Sheena S. Iyengar and Mark R. Lepper (J. of Personality and Social Psychology, 79(6); 2000) "The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children: New EvidenceFfrom the Moving to Opportunity Project" by Raj Chetty et al. (American Economic Review v. 106 (4); 2016) "Education Doesn't Work" by Freddie deBoer (Substack; Apr. 12, 2021) "Predicting political elections from rapid and unreflective face judgments" by Charles C. Ballew and Alexander Todorov (PNAS v. 104 (46); 2007) Dataclysm: Love, Sex, Race, and Identity — What Our Online Lives Tell Us About Our Offline Selves by Christian Rudder (Crown; 2015)   Enjoyed this episode? Rate Vox Conversations ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ and leave a review on Apple Podcasts. Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear the next episode of Vox Conversations by subscribing in your favorite podcast app. Support Vox Conversations by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts This episode was made by:  Producer: Erikk Geannikis Editor: Amy Drozdowska Engineer: Patrick Boyd Deputy Editorial Director, Vox Talk: Amber Hall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On today's Pratt on Texas, I talk with economist Vance Ginn on the dangers of inflation. This originally aired on 17 December 2021.Vance Ginn, PhD, is the chief economist at the Foundation. Ginn works to unlock poverty through relational, inclusive changes in institutions that expand opportunities to let people prosper. He is a prolific writer and a leading free market economist.Ginn works on many policy areas that support human flourishing. He leads the Foundation's development of policy recommendations to limit government spending and eliminate burdensome regulations so that taxpayer dollars can be directed to effective programs and to those targeted for help, while strengthening inclusive institutions at the state, local, and federal levels. Ginn also develops and leads a multi-state welfare improvement initiative, known as the Opportunity Project.During four Texas legislative sessions, Ginn fought for and won many good-government reforms to let people prosper: several Conservative Texas Budgets, stronger spending limits, lower business margin tax, property tax relief, and fewer occupational licensing barriers.Ginn was the associate director for economic policy of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) at the Executive Office of the President during the Trump administration. In this capacity, he advised the OMB's director on economic and fiscal policy matters. He managed a team who sought evidence of good government and modeled the economic assumptions in the president's FY 2021 budget. They proposed to cut a record $4.6 trillion in debt over a decade, made the Trump tax cuts permanent, and noted the need for a fiscal rule. Ginn also provided in-depth analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic.Prior to his work as an economist, Ginn taught multiple economics courses at Sam Houston State University and at Texas Tech University, where he won a teaching award.Ginn earned his doctorate in economics and a BBA in economics and accounting from Texas Tech University. He received the Defender of the American Dream award from Americans for Prosperity—Texas; the Champion of Freedom award from Grassroots America—We The People; and the Bob Williams Award for Outstanding Policy Achievement from the State Policy Network.www.PrattonTexas.com

Host: Bill Bunce, Pega Systems Guest: Bryan Lane, FDIC TimeStamps: - Concept and history of "policy as code" (2 mins) - Organizational benefits using policy as code (4:30) - Policy as code implementation mechanisms (10 mins) - Measuring policy with data (15 mins) - AI advancing this concept (16 mins) - How important is it to operationalize the AI capability model? (20 mins) - Culture change and The Opportunity Project (27 mins) - Closing (27:30)

On today's Pratt on Texas, I talk with economist Vance Ginn on the dangers of inflation.Vance Ginn, PhD, is the chief economist at the Foundation. Ginn works to unlock poverty through relational, inclusive changes in institutions that expand opportunities to let people prosper. He is a prolific writer and a leading free market economist.Ginn works on many policy areas that support human flourishing. He leads the Foundation's development of policy recommendations to limit government spending and eliminate burdensome regulations so that taxpayer dollars can be directed to effective programs and to those targeted for help, while strengthening inclusive institutions at the state, local, and federal levels. Ginn also develops and leads a multi-state welfare improvement initiative, known as the Opportunity Project.During four Texas legislative sessions, Ginn fought for and won many good-government reforms to let people prosper: several Conservative Texas Budgets, stronger spending limits, lower business margin tax, property tax relief, and fewer occupational licensing barriers.Ginn was the associate director for economic policy of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) at the Executive Office of the President during the Trump administration. In this capacity, he advised the OMB's director on economic and fiscal policy matters. He managed a team who sought evidence of good government and modeled the economic assumptions in the president's FY 2021 budget. They proposed to cut a record $4.6 trillion in debt over a decade, made the Trump tax cuts permanent, and noted the need for a fiscal rule. Ginn also provided in-depth analysis during the COVID-19 pandemic.Prior to his work as an economist, Ginn taught multiple economics courses at Sam Houston State University and at Texas Tech University, where he won a teaching award.Ginn earned his doctorate in economics and a BBA in economics and accounting from Texas Tech University. He received the Defender of the American Dream award from Americans for Prosperity—Texas; the Champion of Freedom award from Grassroots America—We The People; and the Bob Williams Award for Outstanding Policy Achievement from the State Policy Network.Listen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our affiliates.www.PrattonTexas.com

Open innovation for all. Three guests joined the podcast to talk about The Opportunity Project, or TOP, which is a framework for agencies to facilitate collaboration between technologists and community advocates. Haley Ashcom is a Communications Strategist for the US Census Open Innovation Labs. Katya Abazajian is a Fellow at Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation. Rebecca Ierardo is a Senior Associate at Centre for Public Impact. Host: Kirsten Wyatt

Hinterfragst du auch deinen 9to5 Job?Oder suchst nach mehr Sinn in deinem Leben?Bei Julian Klute vom Opportunity Project hat das nicht nur zu einer Abenteuerreise geführt, sondern auch zur Gründung einer NGO. Damit folgt er seinem inneren Antrieb, armen Kindern in Honduras eine Schulbildung zu ermöglichen.

The Census Bureau's Opportunity Project puts federal data to work, pairing agencies up with tech teams from the private sector to create digital projects that benefit the public. This year's sprints focused on addressing COVID-19 and post-pandemic recovery. But for the year ahead, the bureau is also working with five agencies to run these types of data sprints on their own. For more on the pandemic sprints and next steps, Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the director of the Opportunity Project Director Drew Zachary.

Societies always have an elite - but my guest today thinks we need a better one. Philosopher Jennifer Morton says we draw our leaders from too narrow a pool of institutions, especially educational ones, and that affirmative action does little or nothing to improve genuine representation. In what is at times quite a personal conversation, we discuss the ethical costs of upward mobility, animated by Jennifer's own story of growing up in Peru before attending Princeton as first-generation student; as well as how to balance personal success against the dangers of complicity in unequal systems and institutions. She argues that less advantaged students face sharper trade-offs between different goods, and that as a society we under-value the ones related to associational life - family, friends, and hometowns. This conversation, and Jennifer's work generally, has really shaped and challenged some of my own thinking - and I really enjoyed the conversation. Jennifer Morton @jennifermmorton Jennifer Morton is an associate professor of philosophy, currently at UNC Chapel Hill but she will be taking up a position at the University of Pennsylvania this fall. Her work focuses on the philosophy of action, moral philosophy, philosophy of education, and political philosophy.  She is also a senior fellow at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Center for Ethics and Education.  More from Morton Read her insightful book, Moving Up without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility. Morton recently wrote this reflective piece on being a first-gen student and now educator: Flourishing in the Academy: Complicity and Compromise. She also published The Miseducation of the Elite which we discussed quite a bit.  You can follow her work on twitter, @jennifermmorton, and on her website Also mentioned Joseph Fishkin's book Bottlenecks: A New Theory of Equal Opportunity. I actually liked this book so much I ran a blog series on it over at Brookings! I referred to this study that shows that low college application rates for Hispanic youth can be explained in large part by their desire to stay close to home Morton's approach to ethical good bundles is in some ways similar to Amartya Sen's capability set Using data from The Equality of Opportunity Project, made interactive by the New York Times, here is the breakdown of economic diversity at these institutions: At CUNY, the median household income for students is $40,000, 15% of the students came from the top 20%, and 23% came from the bottom 20% At UNC Chapel Hill, the median household income is $135,000, 60% of the students come from the top 20%, and only 3.8% from the bottom 20%. At UPenn, the median household income is $195,500, 71% of the students come from the top 20%, and only 3.3% come from the bottom 20%.  At Georgetown, the median household income is $229,000, 74% of the students come from the top 20%, and only 3.1% come from the bottom 20%. We referenced Anthony Jack's work, including his book The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students The Dialogues Team Creator: Richard V. Reeves Research: Ashleigh Maciolek Artwork: George Vaughan Thomas Tech Support: Cameron Hauver-Reeves Music: "Remember" by Bencoolen (thanks for the permission, guys!)

NBC's Steve Kornacki saw his star shine a little brighter on November 3rd, 2020 and the succeeding weeks as he walked Americans through the results of a long, arduous, and oftentimes confusing election. But Kornacki has been providing that kind of astute analysis for a long time, and he's bringing it to this episode of The Hangover to discuss how our changing electorate has contributed to the sense of political chaos from the 90s until now. In a political culture where polling seems less and less accurate, and where the weak parties contribute to strong partisanship, how can the GOP claw its way back to a sensible-but-popular agenda?Show Notes:-Steve Kornacki's The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism-Republicans were not enthusiastic for Romney-“The Growth and Opportunity Project,” or, the 2012 GOP autopsy-Ohio is much more Republican now than it was four years ago-Wisconsin's “WOW” counties Get full access to The Hangover at hangoverpodcast.thedispatch.com/subscribe

NBC's Steve Kornacki saw his star shine a little brighter on November 3rd, 2020 and the succeeding weeks as he walked Americans through the results of a long, arduous, and oftentimes confusing election. But Kornacki has been providing that kind of astute analysis for a long time, and he's bringing it to this episode of The Hangover to discuss how our changing electorate has contributed to the sense of political chaos from the 90s until now. In a political culture where polling seems less and less accurate, and where the weak parties contribute to strong partisanship, how can the GOP claw its way back to a sensible-but-popular agenda?   Show Notes: -Steve Kornacki's The Red and the Blue: The 1990s and the Birth of Political Tribalism -Republicans were not enthusiastic for Romney -“The Growth and Opportunity Project,” or, the 2012 GOP autopsy -Ohio is much more Republican now than it was four years ago -Wisconsin's “WOW” counties See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A growing body of research—including research by Raj Chetty’s Equality of Opportunity Project (now called Opportunity Insights)—is making it plain: where a person lives has a huge influence on their ability to build prosperity, climb the economic ladder, and pursue the American Dream. Yet why do some cities and neighborhoods do better at this than others? What lessons can be learned and then translated into local policies and practices elsewhere, so that more Americans have access to economic opportunity? To help answer these questions, The George W. Bush Institute is producing a series of reports called the Blueprint for Opportunity. The first of those reports, “Cities and Opportunity in 21st Century America,” was released in November. It looked at 61 metropolitan areas—home to 80 million Americans—that are standouts when it comes to economic mobility. These cities are notable because they have been “unusually successful in fostering relatively high college completion, job-market access, new business creation, and housing affordability. They also tend to score high for social capital—the dense fabric of social connection and civic engagement that makes a community tick.” The report also makes clear that “cities of opportunity” aren’t limited to the superstar coastal metros like Washington, D.C., Boston, or San Francisco. Far from it: exciting (and instructive) things are happening in mid-sized, middle-income, middle-America cities like Des Moines, Lincoln, Boise, among many others. “[Creating] a high-opportunity city doesn’t require the vast wealth of America’s top technology or finance capitals,” the report concludes. “Every city or town has unexplored avenues to promote opportunity, one neighborhood at a time.” On this week’s episode of the Strong Towns podcast, we’re excited to have as our guest the author of that report, J.H. Cullum Clark, the Director of the Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics at Southern Methodist University, and is on the faculty of SMU’s Department of Economics. Before joining the Bush Institute, he worked for 25 years in the investment industry. In this episode, Strong Towns president Chuck Marohn talks with Clark about how a person’s neighborhood powerfully influences their trajectory in life, the characteristics many cities of opportunity have in common, and how drawing lessons from these places can help create more cities of opportunity. They compare and contrast cities from the Bay Area, Texas, and northern Great Plains. They discuss why cities with authentic character and local flair are doing better economically than those without. And they talk about whether it’s time to admit that centralized, top-down homeownership programs—often touted as the path to the American dream—simply aren’t working for the country’s most vulnerable populations. Additional Show Notes: “Cities and Opportunity in 21st Century America,” by J.H. Cullum Clark Bush Institute-SMU Economic Growth Initiative Cullum Clark (Twitter) Charles Marohn (Twitter) Strong Towns content related to this episode: “The Limits of Job Creation,” by Joe Cortright “Why mixed-income neighborhoods matter: Lifting kids out of poverty,” by Joe Cortright “How Paul Stewart Inspired His Neighbors to Revitalize Their Declining Neighborhoods” “Chris Gibbons: This Is How You Grow a Local Economy” (Podcast) Economic Development (Strong Towns Action Lab)

If you can't smoke weed all day you can live in the land of make believe to get through the insurmountable hardships of being in America. Mr. Rogers wouldn't approve of Baltimore's heroin trolley. Harvard's Equality of Opportunity Project tries to blame middle-class white people in DuPage County IL for making more $$ than the 10% of Baltimore blacks being ADDICTED to heroin (add recreational user numbers and stir). PS Harvard geniuses are more or less comparing middle-class and upper-middle-class incomes in the article. So why use the word "poor" in the headline? The covid vaccine distribution reality and associated media lies are subtly mocked in this short episode. The link suggested in the podcast: https://www.newsweek.com/why-rich-stay-rich-and-poor-stay-poor-363611   The article is pretty dated, but the Liberal strategy of stupid is alive and well.

The Census Bureau’s Opportunity Project puts federal data to work, pairing agencies with private-sector tech teams to create digital projects that benefit the public. But after five years of facilitating these data sprints between government and industry, Census is giving other agencies the tools they need to lead these projects on their own. For more on this next phase of the Opportunity Project, Federal News Network’s Jory Heckman spoke with its director, Drew Zachary. But first you’ll hear from the project’s deputy director, Radhika Bhatt

Detroit in the house! In partnership with WDET, Maria and Julio take a trip to the historic Senate Theatre in Southwest Detroit, Michigan to discuss the 2020 Election. They're joined by Stephen Henderson, host of WDET's Detroit Today and Migdalys Bermudez, immigration attorney with Justice for Our Neighbors-Michigan. In this roundtable, they discuss Super Tuesday results and the POC vote in the Michigan primary, which is coming up on Tuesday, March 10th. Make sure to check In The Thick's social media feeds, for video footage of our incredible opening act, Southwest’s Detroit’s Ballet Folklórico Moyocoyani Izel!ITT Staff Picks:After Warren drops out, Michiganders have a choice: Biden or Sanders, via WDET's Detroit Today with Stephen HendersonThe Great Migration: The first Moving-to-Opportunity Project, via ITT All-Star Brentin Mock for CityLabThe history of Mexican and Mexican American repatriation in Michigan, by community activist, Elena Herrada whose family was deported from Detroit to Mexico See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In recent decades, Ivy League schools have adopted a policy of ensuring that applicants’ inability to pay tuition won’t stop a school from admitting them. More recently, a number of Ivies have offered full scholarships covering room, board and tuition for students coming from families with incomes below $65,000. The number of low-income students–and diversity among the students–is increasing, thanks to these programs. But these well-intentioned initiatives have produced somewhat disappointing results. A recent study by researchers at the Equality of Opportunity Project based on anonymous tuition records and tax filings reveals that Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Penn and Brown have more students from the top 1 percent of the income distribution than from the bottom 60 percent. We recently came across a study revealing that the number of middle-income students in these schools is decreasing as the upper- and lower-income ratios increase. What do these trends mean for middle-class families? If your student isn’t applying to an Ivy League school, is there something to learn from this? Listen to our latest podcast episode to hear us discuss this topic!

In recent decades, Ivy League schools have adopted a policy of ensuring that applicants’ inability to pay tuition won’t stop a school from admitting them. More recently, a number of Ivies have offered full scholarships covering room, board and tuition for students coming from families with incomes below $65,000. The number of low-income students–and diversity among the students–is increasing, thanks to these programs. But these well-intentioned initiatives have produced somewhat disappointing results. A recent study by researchers at the Equality of Opportunity Project based on anonymous tuition records and tax filings reveals that Princeton, Yale, Dartmouth, Penn and Brown have more students from the top 1 percent of the income distribution than from the bottom 60 percent. We recently came across a study revealing that the number of middle-income students in these schools is decreasing as the upper- and lower-income ratios increase. What do these trends mean for middle-class families? If your student isn’t applying to an Ivy League school, is there something to learn from this? Listen to our latest podcast episode to hear us discuss this topic!

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Wealth Transformation - Podcast Show Notes: YPFW – AHO (ambassadors of hope and opportunity)   In this episode, Dr. Cheryl and Zara Babitzke discuss:   AHO – The homeless Teens in Marin County What their opportunities are   Key Takeaways: The Teens Education The Teens Successes How they are supported in this AHO family       Connect with: AHO Facebook: ambassadors of hope and opportunity   Website: http://www.ahoproject.org/ Email: zarab@comcast.net LinkedIn: Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity Project     Connect with Dr. Cheryl: Wealth Transformation Podcast Twitter: @cherylscheurer Facebook: @CherylScheurer Website: www.cherylscheurer.com/ Email:  drcherylscheurer@gmail.com YouTube: Cheryl Scheurer TV Show:  Comcast Channel 26 and U-Verse 99 Book: Wealth Transformation LinkedIn: Cheryl Scheurer, Ph.D BINGE NETWORKS TV: Wealth Transformation Channel    

Data for good. Three people joined the podcast to talk about the 2020 Census and ways that local governments can ensure their communities get counted. They are all working with the Census Opportunity Project a process for engaging government, communities, and the technology industry to create digital tools related to the Census. Denice Ross is a Fellow in Residence for the Beeck Center for Social Impact & Innovation; Lorena Molina-Irizarry is the Director of Operations of Census Open Innovation Labs; and Drew Zachary is the Co-Director of Census Opportunity Project.  Host: Kirsten Wyatt

Remember to check out the “Killmonger Was Right” and other assorted Team Killmonger gear at http://killmongerwasright.com which also helps to support the show. Support the show and get double the episodes by subscribing to bonus episodes for $5/month at patreon.com/champagnesharks.  If you can’t subscribe right now for whatever reason, do the next best thing and tell as many people as you know about the show. Also, remember to review and rate the podcast in Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/champ…d1242690393?mt=2. You do not need an Apple product to rate and review the show, just click here to create the AppleID needed to rate and review: https://appleid.apple.com/account#!&page=create. Also, check out the Champagne Sharks reddit at http://reddit.com/r/champagnesharks. Also check out Champagne Sharks on Twitter at http://twitter.com/champagnesharks. Dr. Tommy Curry (http://www.twitter.com/DrTJC) rejoins us for a two-part episode to discuss recent findings about Black men in studies that have made the news from both the Equality of Opportunity Project (covered in the NY Times) and the Brookings Institute. We also offer Dr. Curry the opportunity to respond to criticisms about him and his work that we've heard over the past year. Mentioned in the episode: The Brookings Institute's study "The inheritance of black poverty: It’s all about the men" https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-inheritance-of-black-poverty-its-all-about-the-men/ My tweet and thread showing the various ways Brookings tweeted the study before settling on the inflammatory clickbait tweet that finally got the attention: https://twitter.com/RickyRawls/status/978638533345849345 Article by Huffington Post summarizing the Princeton study by David Pedulla, "Unmaking Black Gay Privilege": https://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-fitzgerald-gates-phd/unmasking-black-gay-privilege_b_6978224.html. A response to the study, "Black gay privilege is a ridiculous notion" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/apr/27/black-gay-privilege-is-a-ridiculous-notion. Princeton's summary of the study: https://www.princeton.edu/news/2014/05/15/negative-stereotypes-can-cancel-each-other-out-resumes; Pedulla's study in full https://www.princeton.edu/csso/working-papers/WP7-Pedulla.pdf The Root discussing Stephon Clark's anti-Black Woman tweets: https://www.theroot.com/judge-of-characters-the-hatred-of-black-women-1824991606; Essence discussing the same tweets, "It's Time To Talk About Stephon Clark's Anti-Black Women Tweets: Do Victims Have To Be Perfect To Garner Our Empathy?" https://www.essence.com/culture/stephon-clark-black-women-tweets Neely Fuller - Black Leaders Cannot Protect Black Folks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_igLsyfR98 The C.O.W.S. with Dr. Frank B. Wilderson Part II https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUQahPQIr70 "Blacks Are So Homophobic? Preview" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5-cXZctfB0 Patrice O'neal High Quailty White Woman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYKJ2z7mecQ

Remember to check out the “Killmonger Was Right” and other assorted Team Killmonger gear at http://killmongerwasright.com which also helps to support the show. Support the show and get double the episodes by subscribing to bonus episodes for $5/month at patreon.com/champagnesharks.  If you can’t subscribe right now for whatever reason, do the next best thing and tell as many people as you know about the show. Also, remember to review and rate the podcast in Itunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/champ…d1242690393?mt=2. You do not need an Apple product to rate and review the show, just click here to create the AppleID needed to rate and review: https://appleid.apple.com/account#!&page=create. Also, check out the Champagne Sharks reddit at http://reddit.com/r/champagnesharks. Also check out Champagne Sharks on Twitter at http://twitter.com/champagnesharks. Dr. Tommy Curry (http://www.twitter.com/DrTJC) rejoins us for a two-part episode to discuss recent findings about Black men in studies that have made the news from both the Equality of Opportunity Project (covered in the NY Times) and the Brookings Institute. We also offer Dr. Curry the opportunity to respond to criticisms about him and his work that we've heard over the past year. Mentioned in the episode: "Killing Boogeymen: Phallicism and the Misandric Mischaracterizations of Black Males in Theory" by Tommy J. Curry http://lawschoolmoodle.org/racism.org/images/pdf/Killing-Boogeymen.pdf "Gender and Race Discrimination: The Interactive Nature of Disadvantage" by Jim Sidanius http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.452.6288&rep=rep1&type=pdf "Racial Politics Complicated: The Work of Gendered Race Cues in American Politics" by Corrine M. McConnaughy and Ismail K. Whit https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/6391/925becfa1e1f0a76f331ba0e52d3ab51b0e3.pdf  The NY Times article summarizing the Raj Chetty study: "Extensive Data Shows Punishing Reach of Racism for Black Boys" by Emily Badger, Claire Cain Miller, Adam Pearce and Kevin Quealy https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/03/19/upshot/race-class-white-and-black-men.html Chetty study non-technical summary: http://www.equality-of-opportunity.org/assets/documents/race_summary.pdf and the full paper: http://www.equality-of-opportunity.org/assets/documents/race_paper.pdf The Brookings Institute's study "The inheritance of black poverty: It’s all about the men" https://www.brookings.edu/research/the-inheritance-of-black-poverty-its-all-about-the-men/ "Thank a Black Feminist" by Kimberly Foster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdjpY9gm_GA "Can Black Patriarchy Exist Without Black Power?" by Yvette Carnell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPBqAqQEKg8 "No Black Male is the Head of Anything" by Neely Fuller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Rh9tPO9ek "We Black Folks Are Still Boys and Girls" by Neely Fuller https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0vXnhmJhKI

Can census data be cool? Thats a question one team of bright minds at the bureau attempted to answer as part of this years Opportunity Project. The project aims to connect government with the tech industry and creatively use open data for the public and economic good. Drew Zachary, director and co-founder of the Opportunity Project spoke with Federal News Radio's Meredith Somers on Federal Drive with Tom Temin.

In the pilot episode of Commoners Podcast, Adam and Jon introduce themselves and explore the factors that led to the collapse of liberal politics across the globe in 2016. The Growth and Opportunity Project: http://goproject.gop.com/rnc_growth_opportunity_book_2013.pdfFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonersPodSubscribe to us on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXd1NHRj6kFjkmPclOhTx-AMusic By:Artist : Otis McDonaldTitle : Not For Nothinghttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCej6... 

Nick and Marc welcome Dr. Carol Burris, former New York State High School Principal of the Year and current Executive Director of the Network for Public Education Fund, as well as the co-director of the Schools of Opportunity Project at the National Policy Education Center."Methods Lab" - The Observation ProcessWhat is a principal looking for?What makes for an effective post-observation conference? Listeners are welcome to ask a question, suggest a topic or share their thoughts: ask@stateofedpodcast.comSubscribe to us on iTunesLinks from the show:NY Times article on the rollback of testing time by President ObamaDr. Burris takes on APPRwww.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/the-dangers-of-building-a-plane-in-the-air/2011/09/30/gIQAojqWAL_blog.htmlwww.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/forging-ahead-with-nutty-teacher-evaluation-plan/2011/12/29/gIQAkMiYQP_blog.htmlwww.newyorkprincipals.org/appr-paperwww.nepc.colorado.edu/blog/teacher-evaluation-going-badwww.nepc.colorado.edu/blog/what-thoughtlessDr. Burris tackles Common Corewww.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2013/03/04/principal-i-was-naive-about-common-core/www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2014/09/17/four-common-core-flimflams/www.nepc.colorado.edu/blog/why-young-kids-are-struggling