Sentences with phrase «economic opportunity for young people»

The same poll revealed more than 7 in 10 Long Islanders said there is now less economic opportunity for young people than 25 years ago.

More than 7 in 10 Long Islanders said there is now less economic opportunity for young people than 25 years ago, according to a Newsday - News 12 - Siena College poll.

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We can, and must, do something to expand opportunity for every young person — not simply as a moral imperative but out of economic necessity and competitiveness.

Rhodes said his priorities include job creation, economic growth, education, affordable housing and providing more opportunities for young people in the district.

In particular, the report shares lessons learned in targeting key economic regions, analyzing regional assets and gaps, and focusing technical assistance and support on helping states and regions with such things as early career advising and exposure, engaging employers, and building intermediary organizations that can link employers and schools to scale up the provision of workplace learning opportunities for young people.

Lifelong learning arrangements, particularly those in informal and non-formal settings, can confer a number of benefits: they can provide people who live in countries that do not have universal education with access to learning opportunities on a continuous basis; they can address the problem of conventional formal schooling being too far removed from local cultural and social environments; and they can alleviate economic hardship, particularly for young people in developing countries who may experience strong pressures to earn income to help support their families or, particularly if they are girls, to take on significant responsibilities at home (1, 4).

Irvine remains part of an increasingly vibrant Linked Learning field, as we focus on our dual goals of expanding economic and political opportunity for California families and young people who are working but struggling with poverty.

«Grammar school heads will not rest until there is absolute parity of opportunity for all young people regardless of their social and economic background.»

Monica Lozano has expressed to us her enthusiasm for joining College Futures Foundation in addressing what she considers «a moral, social, and economic imperative: improving educational opportunity and unlocking potential for all of our young people.»

Farming will soon return much closer to the center of American economic life... This situation presents excellent business and vocational opportunities for America's young people.