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[Rachel Lipson @Rachel_Lipson]

Thoughtful thread here from @LHSummers on the potentially catalytic role higher ed can play in revitalizing American communities, building on @JamesFallows piece. Especially important for America's 1000+ community colleges given their mission, biz partnerships, & geographic reach

[I @_ibald]

Seven out of eight of the largest #apprenticeship occupations have a median annual wage higher than the median for all U.S. occupations.
Check out our new whitepaper at the Project on Workforce: https://t.co/Bkm0DElF9k
#nationalapprenticeshipweek

[Rachel Lipson @Rachel_Lipson]

🔥🔥If you haven't yet checked out the American Opportunity Index (today in @wsj) you are missing out. Kudos to my HPoW colleagues @JosephBFuller @mattsigelman - important new data on how F250 companies perform on economic mobility & how they can do better https://t.co/T3YexZwhu6

[Rachel Lipson @Rachel_Lipson]

Getting to work with the next generation of thinkers & doers is best part of my job @HarvardMWC Check out research with real-world impact from our summer fellows alongside great partners @stradaeducation @USDOL @usdoegov @US_EDA @tmcf_hbcu @OWDBoston https://t.co/uBjFaXwBic

[World Education Services @WorldEdServices]

Using data from an open call for grant applications by WES Mariam Assefa Fund, a new report from @HarvardMWC's Project on Workforce provides a deep dive into orgs that help immigrants & refugees advance in the U.S. workforce. @Rachel_Lipson @National_Fund https://t.co/VAEU2zqvyw

[Rachel Lipson @Rachel_Lipson]

Today @gregcwright and I argue in @thehill that Congress is making a mistake by letting our longest-standing adjustment program, TAA, expire. We need to be helping more displaced workers adapt to a changing economy- not less!
https://t.co/WVcLDFsUnH

[Rachel Lipson @Rachel_Lipson]

Spoke with @PhilMcCausland @NBCNews about the negative impacts of the termination of TAA, one of our only major national programs to help workers cope with economic shocks. We need to be preparing for more economic disruption, not less. Congress should act to reauthorize.

[Harvard Magazine @HarvardMagazine]

A child in the 1940s had a 90% chance of earning more as an adult than his parents did. A child born today, however, has a less than 50% chance.
Harvard’s new Project on Workforce aims to restore upward mobility in America—here's how:
https://t.co/smX1tyki4d

[Rachel Lipson @Rachel_Lipson]

Closing out my week on @bloombergtv— always excited to talk about how important human capital investment is - but *especially* at this consequential moment for globalization around the globe and for the recovery here at home!! Thanks @CarolineHydeTV @RomaineBostick @RiggsReport

[I @_ibald]

Everyone wants to train workers for “high-demand” jobs—but which exactly are those? @pamsud answers👇
https://t.co/yfmW5ZxqPo

#jobs #workforcedevelopment #Training

[Anadolu Images @anadoluimages]

Drone footage shows Canadians playing hockey on the frozen Trout Lake in Vancouver. https://t.co/1WZaQKFPwS

🎥: Mert Alper Derviş

[I @_ibald]

"What do you see as the 'future of work' as we get back to the office?"

Insights from @Rachel_Lipson, speaking with @lindseytweeted on @CNBC: https://t.co/mohD6r9c8H

Article by @AliciaDoniger

[I @_ibald]

Are you a team player? New research can help us find out.

@ProfDavidDeming and @benweidmann @Kennedy_School test a new method for identifying individual contributions to team production: https://t.co/CzUxRkoc3v

@tylercowen @ericschmidt @SchmidtFutures @mercatus @MargRev

[Naval @naval]

The only thing that will make you happy is choosing to be happy.

[I @_ibald]

@raffasadun @TTeodorovicz @oshaer @andrewkun https://t.co/E41Ez2dpkK

[Rachel Lipson @Rachel_Lipson]

My new piece with @ShalinJyotishi in @NewAmericaEd highlights lessons for community college leaders from our @Harvard #WorkingtoLearn research w/ @JosephBFuller @enc_jorge_ @alexismgable @newprofit + Tessa Forshaw + JB Schramm
https://t.co/tDVESlMVwF

[I @_ibald]

Actionable research for the #futureofwork. Check out The Project on Workforce for our latest work at the intersection of education and employment: https://t.co/VCZiu9btZQ #jobs #skills #training

[I @_ibald]

Today's NYTimes: @pqblair @BobbyWYChung suggest that "women and racial minorities experience less of a pay gap in fields that involve occupational licenses." https://t.co/SUvFvkEC6L

[Rachel Lipson @Rachel_Lipson]

It's been a highlight of this last year to work alongside such an amazing team of #Harvard students faculty and affiliates this past year in building Skillbase. Excited to share that Skillbase has been selected as an "Innovator to Watch" by @jfftweets
https://t.co/S7qJTNEmMo

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

In this video we see a cyclist adopting a definitely unconventional position on his bike and the result is an efficient aerodynamics which makes him pass the other cyclists. This is why: https://t.co/pPufspewMl [source, full video: https://t.co/AEE2RzP1xr]