Blog Posts

Selected Filters

Economic Opportunities Program

Employment and Jobs

The Gig Economy's Next Act: Balancing Flexibility and Security for Workers

The gig economy is here to stay, and I love listening to people’s stories of why they choose to do it. A driver for one of my recent rides on Lyft told me, “With Lyft, I’ll never be broke, and I can put money away for my kid’s music lessons.”

BY David Risher

9 hours ago
Employment and Jobs

AI for Everyone: Building an AI Education Ecosystem with Community Colleges Across America

Through our work with the AI Alliance, the team at UpSkill America has had the chance to talk to some amazing leaders who are thinking deeply about how to ...

BY Haley Glover

1 week ago
Employment and Jobs

Voting for the Future of Work

On this Election Day, we reflect on the pressing issues that resonate with voters: the economy, job creation, and the overall quality of work in this country.

BY Future of Work Initiative

11.05.2024
Employment and Jobs

All Learning Counts: Why Data Mobility Is the Key to Skills-Based Talent Management

We share a vision for the future where data mobility has unlocked a truly agile system of work and learning, a system that reflects the changing profile of the workforce — where generations want a flexible approach to career development.

BY Haley Glover Meena Naik

11.05.2024
Employment and Jobs

Resource Roundup: What we are Reading - Issue 4, October 2024

The US economy continually evolves — and the nature of work along with it. Job quality advocates and researchers are meeting the moment, striving to bett ...

BY Maxwell Johnson

10.31.2024
Employment and Jobs

Let’s Talk: Learning About AI Through Art

“One thing I hope people leave with is the notion that AI, whatever it is, is not something that we can ignore,” Trotta commented. “It will be a part of lives, whatever you do, whoever you are. AI is about us all.

BY Haley Glover

10.28.2024
Employment and Jobs

Creating Space to Accelerate Solution Development

The second cohort of the Education and Career Mobility Fellowship gathered for their first seminar in Nashville, Tennessee, this month. As UpSkill America� ...

BY Chelsea Miller

10.22.2024
Employment and Jobs

Job Quality Newsletter - Democracy at Work

In a few weeks, many of us will go to the polls to choose the leaders that will represent us. People often associate this process with living and participa ...

BY Matt Helmer

10.18.2024
Small Business

CDFIs Are Adding a Job Quality Lens to their Advising Work — Here’s How Your Advising Program Can Too

Many community development financial institutions (CDFIs) offer capital and education to small businesses in their communities, helping entrepreneurs — e ...

BY Rossana Espinoza

10.09.2024
Load More