leadership conference 2014
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Leadership Conference 2014
Driving prosperity
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Increased Spending on Vehicle Purchases Due to Education
How do we do it?• 9.3 million unemployed in September• 3 million unique job postings on-line
90th % Total jobsHouston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $111.93 4,097
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $99.52 1,110
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA $77.36 471Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $76.92 955Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $58.17 401Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $54.94 328Kansas City, MO-KS $54.51 278
Information gap• “Houston is expected to add more than 100,000
middle-skill jobs by 2017, with 40% paying $20 per hour or more…” – USA TODAY
• “Joseph Poole will make more than $100,000 in wages and overtime by the end of the year… Poole landed it with a two-year course at a local community college.” – USA TODAY
• There is a bias against these jobs because people don’t know… and their parents don’t know.
Information gap• William C. Symonds, lead author of "Pathways
to Prosperity says: "You will find a lot of kids with a four-year degree who do not have a clue as to what they'll do."
Finish Drop-out4-year degree 2-year degree
Drop-outFinish 2-year degree
What we are doing• We are striving to show the connection
between great jobs and the right education.
• Find Your Calling
What we are doing• We are striving to make decision-ready
information accessible to everyone who needs it when and where they need it.
But wait, there’s more• Certification • GAP• 9 out of 10 Aspen award winners were partners• State level impact studies• Ethnicity by occupation• Australia and Germany joining other countries• Countless success for customers (grants, better
decisions, better lives)
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