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A massive Illinois education reform bill is now law after Governor Pritzker signed the measure yesterday. Memb...

PEORIA — Little Robert Early had a simple dream: he wanted to grow up to drive a truck. But, amid multiple difficulties that stretched beyond household poverty, Early fell in with a bad crowd of peers, themselves a product of a system that plagues Peoria and the rest of America. With no father figure, solid guidance or much hope, Early thought less about following his dream than making an easy buck. So, as high school classmates walked through graduation, Robert Early sat inside the Peoria...

Reply Jan. 31, 2021 With women vastly underrepresented in STEM and male-dominated industries such as construction, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Million Women Mentors Connecticut Chapter state Chairwoman Carolyn Alessi, Paradigm for Parity coalition Founder and Co-chair Jewelle Bickford, state Department of Housing Commissioner Seila Mosquera-Bruno, and Girls for Technology Founder, President and CEO Sabrina Tucker-Barrett today underscored the critical need for introducing young girls to femal...

New research highlights racial inequities in the Chicago area workforce and proposes recommendations for equitable economic recovery A strategic framework for advancing workforce equity across the Chicago region News provided by Share this article Share this article CHICAGO, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report shows that in the Chicago metropolitan region, as in the rest of the nation, deep racial inequities are built into the regional economy and the ongoing pandemic is exacerbating the...

New research highlights racial inequities in the Boston area workforce and makes actionable recommendations for equitable economic recovery A broad racial equity agenda for the regions workforce is a cornerstone of the citys future economy News provided by Share this article Share this article BOSTON, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report shows that in the Boston metropolitan region, people of color are overrepresented in the essential jobs that are disproportionately impacted by the ongoi...

New research highlights racial disparities in the workforce in Dallas and Collin Counties and makes actionable recommendations for equitable economic recovery A broad racial equity agenda for the regions workforce is a cornerstone of the future economy News provided by Share this article Share this article DALLAS, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report shows that despite its reputation as a beacon of economic vitality, there remain deep racial inequities in the Dallas labor market, made wor...

New research highlights racial disparities in the workforce in Seattle and makes actionable recommendations for equitable economic recovery A comprehensive racial equity agenda for the regions workforce is essential to the future economy News provided by Share this article Share this article SEATTLE, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report shows that despite Seattles reputation as a progressive beacon of economic vitality, deep racial inequities remain in the labor market that are made wors...

New research highlights racial inequities in the Bay Area workforce and makes actionable recommendations for equitable economic recovery A broad racial equity agenda for the regions workforce is a cornerstone of the future economy News provided by Share this article Share this article SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report shows that despite the San Francisco Bay Areas reputation for innovation and prosperity, deep racial inequities are built into the regional economy and dis...

The CDC predicts 362,000 Covid-19 deaths by January 2, 2021. Veuer’s Elizabeth Keatinge has more. DECATUR — Richland Community College has received a grant of $961,170 from the Illinois Community College Board to address education and employment gaps in the African-American community. The grant is a portion of a total $18.7 million grant program the ICCB has provided to Illinois community colleges under the states Workforce Equity Initiative. Richland’s EnRich Program has benefit...