Seeing and Believing in a Better West Michigan
Months in the making, an upcoming Talent 2025 report provides comprehensive view of West Michigan talent system and the better future that is within reach.
Posted March 18, 2019
Points of View
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In Search of Opportunity: The Importance of ‘Good’ and ‘Promising’ Jobs
A Brookings Institution report focuses on regional industries that offer access, either currently or over time, to middle-class wages and benefits.
Posted March 13, 2019
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Comparative Dashboard: Labor Force Participation
Talent 2025 selected six key performance indicators to measure West Michigan against 11 peer communities. Using our Comparative Dashboard, today we’ll take a closer look at labor force participation in our region compared to our peers.
Posted March 07, 2019
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We Need a More Educated Workforce; Adult Education Is Key
Adult education effectiveness and investment must improve significantly to increase the number of adults with both a diploma or GED and the employability skills and training to succeed in the workplace.
Posted March 04, 2019
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Increasing diversity of teachers benefits all students
Michigan, like the rest of the nation, continues to see a disparity in representation of minority teachers in K-12 education. Studies seek to determine the root causes of those disparities and how to strengthen the pipeline in both recruitment and retention.
Posted February 26, 2019
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Comparative Dashboard Highlights
Talent 2025 selected six key performance indicators to measure West Michigan against 11 peer communities. With our 2018 Comparative Dashboard released today, we’ll take a closer look at progress in our region compared to our peers.
Posted February 21, 2019
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Learning from the First Era of Automation, Preparing for the Next
Brookings analysis predicts mixed results from growth of AI and automation – but says there are important lessons to be learned from previous three decades of IT-driven disruptions to the workforce.
Posted February 13, 2019
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The Fastest-Growing States in the Nation
New population estimates will be released for counties, cities, towns, and metro/micropolitan statistical areas next month. In preparation, let's explore what state-level data shows about population growth across the nation.
Posted February 07, 2019
