RELEASE: Report Details Erosion of Pennsylvania Construction Industry Job Quality and Proposes Path Forward
Author of “The Way We Build: Restoring Dignity to Construction Work” Lays Out Strategies to “Build Forward” in Pennsylvania’s...
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Building the Human Capital Infrastructure of a Productive and Equitable 21st-Century Economy: Lessons from Pennsylvania
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A Workforce Development Agenda for PA’s Next Governor: Building the Infrastructure of a Learning Economy
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SWPA Blog #7: Policy—Pennsylvania’s Choice
Keystone Research Center released its annual report on the economy, “State of Working Pennsylvania 2022,” on August 30. This...
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The Update: What’s Happening in Harrisburg and DC – November 8, 2021
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR The bipartisan infrastructure bill crossed the finish line late Friday night! We are happy to...
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The State of Working Pennsylvania 2021
DOWNLOAD REPORT HERE. See the State of Working Pennsylvania 2021 presentation. ...
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The State of Working Pennsylvania 2020
Scroll down to read Executive Summary and see pdf of full report; click here to download. Read press...
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Apprenticeship Weak: Trump Proposal Fails to Tap into Apprenticeship’s Potential
This piece was originally posted on the Economic Policy Institute’s Working Economics Blog here: http://www.epi.org/blog/trump-apprenticeship-proposal/. Everyone loves apprenticeships (including me)...
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In Memory of Ruth Mathews
Scrolling through my email yesterday morning I came across the sad news that Ruth Mathews (later McGrath) had passed...
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Why the Budget Matters: No. 3 — Workforce Development Funding
Gov. Wolf would restore $10 million in funds for industry partnerships. The Republican budget would provide only $1.67 million...
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Towards a Moral Economy: Is NOW the Time?
The Philadelphia Daily News’ Will Bunch had an uplifting column this past Sunday on Saturday’s “Moral March” in...
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