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Map to the Middle Class

The Map to the Middle Class is a project that will explore what it takes to get to the middle class in an evolving economy
The story of work is one of deepening economic polarization. Good jobs are disappearing for people with only a high-school diploma, while wage and employment gains increasingly accrue to people with higher education. In this series, we’ll explore how trends such as automation could reshape the types of jobs that are available. And we’ll find out how schools can help young people prepare for a landscape where middle-class life is increasingly out of reach.

Vinlisa Khoeum
Posted inHigher Education, Immigration, Map to the Middle Class, Opinion, Student Voices

STUDENT VOICE: Three lessons on beating the odds, from a first-gen college student

Vinlisa Khoeum by Vinlisa Khoeum March 26, 2018April 8, 2021
Jerry Hughes, a retired federal mediator, coaches Niles West students who’ve been cast as union representatives.
Posted inElementary to High School

Can educating kids about unions prepare them for the future of work?

Avatar photo by Caroline Preston March 8, 2018March 30, 2020
Students at STEM School Academy in Douglas County start the computer program to run their historical figure head with artificial intelligence.
Posted inElementary to High School

Teachers want to prepare students for the jobs of the future — but feel stymied

Avatar photo by Caroline Preston February 15, 2018March 30, 2020
Client Paul Chirico of Los Angeles works with tax preparer Erika Arbulante to see how the Affordable Care Act, ACA, will impact his tax returns at H&R Block on January 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
Posted inElementary to High School

Apprenticeships could provide a path to the middle class for millions of workers, new study says

Avatar photo by Caroline Preston November 29, 2017March 30, 2020
In this 2013 photo, Shannan Van Houten, a physician assistant, gives medical care to a patient at Golden Valley Health Center, CareNow, in Modesto, California. Physician assistant is a fast-growing and well-paid profession that is expected to add an estimated 39,700 jobs over the next decade.
Posted inElementary to High School, Higher Education, Map to the Middle Class, News, Solutions

Without changes in education, the future of work will leave more people behind

Avatar photo by Sarah Gonser October 31, 2017April 8, 2021
Posted inDivided We Learn, Higher Education, Map to the Middle Class, News, Race and Equity

After decades of pushing bachelor’s degrees, U.S. needs more tradespeople

by Matt Krupnick August 29, 2017April 8, 2021

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