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In an Effort to Diversify Museum Staffs, a New Program Offers Paid Internships at Museums Across the US

Sarah Cascone

July 12, 2018 |

Artnet |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Two new initiatives are working to create greater diversity in all levels of museum staffing. They include an Association of Art Museum Directors paid internship program for minority college students and a grant program run by private foundations to recruit people from underrepresented populations into mid-level and senior museum management positions.

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You've Served Your Time. Now You're Told You Can't Cut Hair.

Ashley Nerbovig

July 10, 2018 |

The Marshall Project |

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Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

A number of states have passed reforms aimed at helping people coming out of incarceration get licenses that are key to well-paying jobs, which in turn help people stay out of prison. But there are still numerous hurdles in other states around criminal histories and background checks that keep people with felony records from entering those professions. Those requirements have cost the economy nearly three million jobs according to one report, and disproportionately affect people of color.

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A couch to crash on: PressPad aims to tackle one small part of journalism's class diversity problem

Marlee Baldridge

July 09, 2018 |

Nieman Lab |

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Response Location: England, London

A new app creates connections between journalism interns and industry professionals willing to be a host during someone’s internship. This creates a path for greater class diversity in journalism by providing a way for people to accept an internship without having the means to pay for housing.

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Two Seattle tech-training programs — why did one succeed, one fail?

Katherine Long

July 02, 2018 |

The Seattle Times |

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Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Two federally-funded Seattle tech training programs tasked with increasing diversity in the industry returned dramatically different results over the course of one year. Experts credit Apprenti's employer-driven nature, use of an online screening tool, and close ties with the local tech community with its relative success in placing 220 people in apprenticeships in its first 18 months. 94 percent of applicants to Aprenti's program were women, veterans, or persons of color, with only 55 percent holding a post-secondary degree.

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New York City Welcomes Refugees Into Its Kitchens

Katherine Martinelli

June 29, 2018 |

Food & Wine |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

In New York City, restaurants and non-profits are working to "empower and employ" refugees. Although refugee cooking may seem like a short-lived "trend," the grassroots efforts of organizers and advocates are also being supplemented by companies and like-minded businesses.

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Training the Brain to Stay out of Jail

Eli Hager

June 26, 2018 |

The Marshall Project |

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Response Location: United States, Charleston, South Carolina

A nonprofit in Charleston, South Carolina, uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help formerly incarcerated men shift their mindsets in order to meet the hefty challenges they face re-entering society. Turning Leaf Project actually pays students to take at least 150 hours of CBT and connects them to entry-level jobs in the city and county. So far participants have stayed out of prison, but keeping students in the program is challenging.

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New Washtenaw County program to offer paid tech apprenticeships, emphasizing underrepresented groups

Sarah Rigg

June 20, 2018 |

Concentrate |

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Response Location: United States, Ypsilanti, Michigan

The Washington Technology Industry Association started Apprenti, a program to train and place people in tech apprenticeships. After its successful pilot in Seattle, the program is coming to Michigan, supported by the Workforce Intelligence Network for Southeast Michigan. The program aims to include groups of people who are underrepresented in tech jobs. Apprenti is part of a larger strategy to develop and support talent as part of Michigan’s growing mobility ecosystem.

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Black Entrepreneurs Lead the Charge in Baltimore's Economic Renewal

Kevon Paynter

June 18, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

The #CommunityTakeBackChallenge in Baltimore “aims to inspire Baltimoreans to revitalize neighborhoods by pooling resources to acquire neglected city-owned and privately owned properties.” This initiative, along with CityWide Youth Development, is part of a wave of Black-led projects to redevelop the city. By training youth, redeveloping vacant properties, and creating new community spaces, these entrepreneurs are creating new opportunities for city residents.

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In Morocco, women find a recipe for success and gainful employment

Stéphanie Jacob

June 14, 2018 |

The Christian Science Monitor |

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Response Location: Morocco, Marrakesh

The Marrakesh-based Amal for the Culinary Arts offers Moroccan women from disadvantaged backgrounds free training in order to become culinary chefs. Through the program they get hands on experience. They also help them find a job. Already, around 200 women have gone through the program, and six have created their own businesses.

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What the US can learn from Switzerland's successful approach to vocational education

Annabelle Timsit

June 12, 2018 |

Quartz |

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Response Location: Switzerland

In Switzerland, 30 percent of companies host high school age children for paid apprenticeships. These same companies are involved in setting the national standards for skills required for specific professions. This statistic illustrates the embedded nature of dual vocational and educational training programs in Swiss economic culture: "Apprenticeships and vocational education programs train both welders and lawyers alike." In light of Betsy Devos' recent trip to Switzerland, Quartz asks what barriers exist in the United States that would prevent schools from adopting the same approach.

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