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