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Created 45 years ago during the height of the Cold War, the Sports Act needs to be updated. It’s hard to conclude otherwise after reading the final report of the Commission on the U.S. Olympics and Paralympics. From unchecked athlete abuse to declining youth sports participation rates, our sport system has been shaped by fundamental flaws in the design of the Sports Act. How should the Sport Act be reshaped so the Olympic & Paralympic movements serve the public interest?

The national conversation around NCAA reform has centered on two parties: revenue-producing athletes and the universities they play for. But big-time college sport is not an island. It sits on top of and influences the shape of a much larger ecosystem, youth and school sports, which has been transformed over the past generation by the chase for scholarships, preferential admission slots for recruited athletes, and now NIL opportunities. So how to get the new model right? How to reform college sports in the public interest?

In this conversation, our panelists will discuss the challenges workers face, ideas for improving the jobs and well-being of workers in the meat and poultry processing world, and the policies and practices that could reshape this industry to build a sustainable system where workers, consumers, and businesses thrive together.

Farm workers play an essential role in feeding our nation’s families. Better jobs for farm workers are possible and within reach.

This event will consider the promise and potential of workplace benefits in the US, including key challenges and innovative approaches.

The discourse on artificial intelligence is riddled with breathless hype on the one hand and apocalyptic predictions on the other.

How would America be different if we made real estate ownership more affordable and accessible to millions of Americans through innovation in asset acquisition and financing?

Have a seat in the Café to listen in on a conversation between community-based funders who have hosted Workforce Leadership Academies in very different settings.

Local workforce investment boards can play a pivotal role in fostering an innovative, agile, and equitable workforce development ecosystem in the Alamo region of Texas.