America Achieves
@AmericaAchieves
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Nat'l nonprofit org incubating, studying, & scaling programs & policy innovations to advance equitable access to training, education & economic opportunity.
Joined December 2021
Excited to launch Good Jobs Economy partnerships w/ @GovStitt's @NatlGovsAssoc Chair’s Initiative – and with Gov. Stitt & @GovWesMoore, the new NGA Chair & Vice Chair. Learn more: https://t.co/bvNOuG3Arm
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Across the U.S., regional leaders face a shared challenge: how to grow good jobs and expand economic mobility for all residents. A new guidebook by @BrookingsMetro, in partnership w/ America Achieves, shares guidance from efforts across the country. https://t.co/Tgrv7rtYt4
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A big congrats to our partners at Align Wisconsin, who recently launched their new nonprofit org! We've been honored to provide support as they've created a new workforce intermediary, and we had a blast attending the launch event last month. Learn more: https://t.co/Ticd15xiNS.
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Grateful to our partners Oklahoma @GovStitt & the @NatlGovsAssoc for including us in last month's delegation to Switzerland! Excited that our Good Jobs Economy work is a centerpiece of Gov Stitt’s NGA Chair’s initiative.
This week, NGA Chair Oklahoma @GovStitt led a delegation to Switzerland to study the Swiss apprenticeship system. The event was the first in a series of gatherings connected to Gov. Stitt’s Chair’s Initiative, Reigniting the American Dream. Learn more:
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At @StriveTogether’s convening, our CEO Jon Schnur discussed how place-based partnerships can align education, workforce, & policy to connect ppl to good jobs & meet the needs of a rapidly changing economy. Together, we can help build a Good Jobs Economy.
strivetogether.org
We are living through both challenges and extraordinary possibility. There are millions of open jobs across the country, yet nearly half of full-time workers aren’t earning a living wage. That...
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Thanks to @EducationNC for a great article featuring our Good Jobs Economy work! Pathways to good jobs are important everywhere, but they are critical to recovery in western North Carolina, as the region looks forward after Hurricane Helene. https://t.co/yAWLbR1rrv
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Local, state, and national leaders see engaging future workers as the good jobs opportunity long beyond recovery in WNC and the state.
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New from @paulfain at @workshiftnews: @AmericaAchieves launches Good Jobs Economy partnerships w/the @NatlGovsAssoc Chair’s initiative – and states, starting w/Oklahoma and Maryland – w/the goal to connect hundreds of thousands of Americans to good jobs. https://t.co/vGUvno9Mqi
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America Achieves’ public-private strategy for better connecting education and workforce systems with the hiring needs of high-growth industries. Also, short-term training for Tulsa’s drone industry...
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NGA Chair Oklahoma @GovStitt and Vice Chair Maryland @GovWesMoore announced a joint effort today to expand access to good jobs and reignite the American Dream across the country. Learn more: https://t.co/TlH5EzDHno
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This bipartisan effort will modernize talent systems, connect hundreds of thousands of Americans to good jobs over a decade, and boost economic opportunity and competitiveness. Check out our website to learn more:
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“This effort is about turning economic promise into real opportunity. It’s about expanding the middle class, & ensuring businesses can build and grow... & ensuring that more Americans can achieve the dignity and security of a good job.” - Jon Schnur, CEO of America Achieves
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We are excited to announce our new "Good Jobs Economy" initiative to help local communities across the country integrate & advance strategies for economic growth & economic mobility. Read more about this new chapter & the $20M raised so far to support it:
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/PRNewswire/ -- Building on its recent efforts that helped to establish Regional Tech Hubs across the nation, America Achieves today announced a "Good Jobs...
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ICYMI: CEO Jon Schnur's interview in The Job from @workshiftnews, where he talks about America Achieves' recent work with 6 of the 12 #techhubs grantees to harness the power of local economic growth to create pathways to prosperity for local residents. https://t.co/LH0pfuu4zs
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The U.S. Department of Commerce this month awarded $504M to a dozen oft-overlooked regions to develop industry clusters around cutting-edge technologies.
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ICYMI: Scores from the 2024 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (#TCAP) were released in June. The results for ELA & math are promising, but there’s still work to be done to support students who've been historically underserved. Via @SCORE4Schools
https://t.co/H8xFIephjG
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Today was a huge day for CHIPS rollout and place-based innovation policy: $504m in #TechHubs implementation awards. A true portfolio of regions, technologies, and projects to bolster the regional foundations of national competitiveness. @US_EDA
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Today @CommerceGov @US_EDA announced 12 varied Tech Hubs to advance U.S. competitiveness & accelerate the growth of industries of the future in regions across America. #EDATechHubs New post here: https://t.co/IiAm8cOtav
@BrookingsMetro @TimBartik @rodriguez_pose @RiseOfRest
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After an exhaustive multi-year development and award process, the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced implementation awards for the Regional Technology and Innovation Hubs...
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Tech Hubs Announced - This week, we announced awards to invest in and grow the economies in communities across the country, advancing America’s global leadership in critical technologies, and strengthening our national and economic security. #EDATechHubs 📃 https://t.co/ohybxEajTQ
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WATCH THIS! 📺This week, @AsstSecCastillo traveled to @MiamiDadeCounty and @FIU's campus to announce $19M dollars in federal funding for the South Florida ClimateReady Tech Hub - 1 of 12 funded by @CommerceGov to strengthen America’s clean energy transition. #EDATechHubs
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In 2022, Congress provided bipartisan authorization for $10 billion for #TechHubs, but has appropriated only 5% of this funding. In order to fulfill the potential of this program, Congress must build on this down payment and appropriate an additional $2 billion this year. 4/4
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We also celebrate the incredible work of all 31 #TechHubs, designated last fall, poised to help communities compete globally, drive economic growth locally, & create good jobs. Only 3% of the nearly 400 applications submitted received funding today. https://t.co/NFx4AwMmQx 3/4
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The Tech Hubs Program invests in regions across the U.S. with the potential to become globally competitive in the technologies and industries of the future. A Tech Hubs Designation is a strong...
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After working closely with these coalitions, we feel confident that the #TechHubs grantees will deliver on their potential by using funds effectively and creating "Good Jobs Economies" in their communities. 2/4
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