Recommended Reading from WSI

Select pieces from the Economic Opportunities Program’s Workforce Strategies Initiative. Explore the publications that are most central to our work.

Investing in Workforce Program Innovation
Ranita Jain

, Amanda Newman & Marcela Montes March 2017

Investing in Workforce Program Innovation
 

Communities that Work Partnership Playbook
Workforce Strategies Initiative

, FutureWorks & US Economic Development Administration December 2016

Communities that Work Partnership Playbook
 

Connecting Young Adults To Employment: Results From A National Survey Of Service Providers
Ranita Jain

, Maureen Conway & Vickie Choitz January 2016

Connecting Young Adults To Employment: Results From A National Survey Of Service Providers
 

Optimizing Talent: The Promise and the Perils of Adapting Sectoral Strategies for Young Workers
Sheila Maguire

February 2016

Optimizing Talent: The Promise and the Perils of Adapting Sectoral Strategies for Young Workers
 

Raise the Floor and Build Ladders: Workforce Strategies Supporting Mobility and Stability
Maureen Conway

& Steven L. Dawson April 2016

Raise the Floor and Build Ladders: Workforce Strategies Supporting Mobility and Stability
 

Restore the Promise of Work: Reducing Inequality by Raising the Floor and Building Ladders
Maureen Conway

& Steven L. Dawson April 2016

Restore the Promise of Work: Reducing Inequality by Raising the Floor and Building Ladders
 

Improving Jobs to Improve Care
Vickie Choitz

, Matt Helmer & Maureen Conway March 2015

Improving Jobs to Improve Care
 

The Future of Work for Low-Income Workers and Families
Vickie Choitz

& Maureen Conway December 2015

The Future of Work for Low-Income Workers and Families
 

Transforming U.S. Workforce Development Policies for the 21st Century
Economic Opportunities Program

October 2015

Transforming U.S. Workforce Development Policies for the 21st Century
 

A Solid Foundation: Key Capacities of Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

Matt Helmer, Amy Blair & Allison Gerber April 2012

A Solid Foundation: Key Capacities of Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Programs
 

Courses to Employment: Partnering to Create Paths to Education and Careers
Maureen Conway

, Amy Blair & Matt Helmer May 2012

Courses to Employment: Partnering to Create Paths to Education and Careers
 

The Price Of Persistence: How Nonprofit – Community College Partnerships Manage And Blend Diverse Funding Streams
Maureen Conway

February 2011

The Price Of Persistence: How Nonprofit – Community College Partnerships Manage And Blend Diverse Funding Streams
 

Systems Change: A Survey Of Program Activities
Maureen Conway

, Amy Blair & Allison Gerber March 2008

Systems Change: A Survey Of Program Activities
 

Sectoral Strategies for Low-Income Workers: Lessons from the Field
Maureen Conway

, Amy Blair, Steven L. Dawson & Linda Dworak-Muñoz October 2007

Sectoral Strategies for Low-Income Workers: Lessons from the Field
 

Business Value Assessment Toolkit
Workforce Strategies Initiative

& Economic Opportunities Program October 2005

Business Value Assessment Toolkit
 

Gaining Ground: The Labor Market Progress of Participants of Sectoral Employment Development Programs
Maureen Conway

& Lily Zandniapour February 2002

Gaining Ground: The Labor Market Progress of Participants of Sectoral Employment Development Programs
 

Jobs and the Urban Poor: Privately Initiated Sectoral Strategies

Peggy Clark & Steven L. Dawson November 1995

Jobs and the Urban Poor: Privately Initiated Sectoral Strategies