Jul 26, 2023 | Upward Mobility Signals
Heidi Selberg, Envision Board Member and Upward Mobility Signals Team
Our team’s previous reports have shown the importance of public policy in supporting upward mobility. Judy Nagel’s reports have outlined international comparisons, demonstrating that several government policies related to childcare, health, and other matters are critical to those countries’ higher rates of upward mobility. But what if upward mobility in the U.S. is not accelerating because our institutions are becoming weaker?
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Jun 30, 2023 | Upward Mobility Signals
Judy Nagel, Envision Board member and Upward Mobility Signals Team
Here in the nation with more gun violence than any other on earth, Americans constantly ask about the root cause of gun violence. The answer is “mental health.” So how are we doing with that? The CDC identifies early childhood as the period in which mental health is largely determined, starting shortly after birth (with some influence by prenatal conditions).
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May 4, 2023 | Upward Mobility Signals
Jim Golembeski, Envision Board Member
I will always correct people when I hear negative comments about the work ethic of our young people.
Granted, the Millennial generation (born 1980-1998) has struggled, but mainly because they did what their Baby Boomer parents told them to do: get a college education in any area. Just go to four-year college! Now we have too many psychology, sociology, and political science majors trying to find a place in the workforce.
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