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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.

Sarat Atobajeun started as an apprentice with Zurich Insurance last August. She said she appreciates the stability of the job and the diversity of the tasks she’s learning.
Posted inNews

Where are all the women apprentices?

Avatar photo by Caroline Preston July 11, 2018April 8, 2021
Teachers continue their strike at the state capitol on April 9, 2018 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Thousands of teachers and supporters continue to rally at the state Capitol as Oklahoma becomes the latest state to be plagued by teacher strife. Teachers are walking off the job after a $6,100 pay raise was rushed through the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Mary Fallin.
Posted inColumnists

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you don’t work over the weekend, thank a union

Avatar photo by Andre Perry July 3, 2018April 8, 2021
“Since my parents didn’t get much education, it’s hard to talk to them about my schoolwork and applying to college, or how to plan my time and get everything done,” says Mariano Almanza, 18, pictured speaking with his Coronado High School guidance counselor, Colleen McElvogue.
Posted inElementary to High School

School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

Avatar photo by Sarah Gonser May 31, 2018March 30, 2020
Lack of sufficient financial aid has forced Jocelyn Ramirez to work more than 40 hours a week and cut down on coursework so she can afford to stay in college.
Posted inDivided We Learn, Higher Education, Map to the Middle Class, News, Race and Equity

Eligible for financial aid, nearly a million students never get it

Avatar photo by Meredith Kolodner May 23, 2018November 14, 2024
Wes McEntee works on one of several manufacturing machines students use at Vermont Technical College.
Posted inHigher Education, Map to the Middle Class, Opinion

OPINION: 3 reasons that career and technical education doesn’t preclude college

Kimberly GreenKate Kreamer by Kimberly Green and Kate Kreamer May 15, 2018April 8, 2021
Lande Ajose
Posted inElementary to High School, Higher Education, Map to the Middle Class, Opinion, Race and Equity

OPINION: Latinos find the deck stacked against them in this state

Lande Ajose by Lande Ajose May 8, 2018April 8, 2021
Mitch Askew, a history teacher at Flagstaff High School, marches with his two-year-old son.
Posted inNews

Are teachers losing their grip on the middle class?

by E. Tammy Kim May 2, 2018March 30, 2020
Students walk on the campus of historical Morehouse College in Atlanta Ga.
Posted inColumnists

We won’t have any black Mark Zuckerbergs or Bill Gates till we do this

Avatar photo by Andre Perry May 1, 2018April 8, 2021
Wes McEntee works on one of several manufacturing machines students use at Vermont Technical College.
Posted inNews

Colleges are adding programs in a once-decimated industry — manufacturing

Delece Smith-Barrow by Delece Smith-Barrow April 30, 2018April 8, 2021
Automation will boost demand for science-and-tech skills as well as soft skills such as critical thinking, according to a report from the Economist Intelligence Unit.
Posted inNews

Study: The U.S. isn’t doing enough to prepare students for the automation age

Avatar photo by Caroline Preston April 25, 2018April 8, 2021

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