Economic Opportunity
The Necessary Mindset for the Future of Work
The Kauffman Foundation’s Donna Deeds discusses how learning needs to be purposeful and relevant, with a focus on preparing students for the realities of life and learning after graduation.
Online education's expansion continues in higher ed with a focus on tech skills
New higher education online opportunities include open Foundry College, a for-profit, two-year program that targets adult learners who want to upskill.
Walmart grants $4M to support workforce education
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation’s funding includes $2.4M to the Foundation for California Community Colleges to launch an online community college to serve adult learners and $1M to edX to help launch a series of courses in "MicroBachelors" programs.
Burton D. Morgan Foundation awards $1.5 million in grants for entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship education for youth, college students, and adults.
Morgan Foundation’s grants, which help people build the entrepreneurial mindset and develop an awareness of entrepreneurship as an important driver of the economy, included support to four Junior Achievement programs in Northeast Ohio.
The Philanthropy Roundtable's Economic Opportunity Program explores strategies that donors can support to ensure people achieve greater economic independence, security, and mobility through work; savings, credit, and asset building; and entrepreneurship.
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