COVID-19

Economic Opportunities Program Newsletter, October 2020

The COVID-19 crisis brings new urgency to our work to improve jobs, expand business ownership, and advance economic opportunity.

October 29, 2020

A Look Behind The Scenes of Coronavirus Vaccine R&D

As scientists work to develop a vaccine to battle the coronavirus pandemic, many people question whether the process has been rushed and if the results will be effective and safe.

October 28, 2020

Reassessing Our Pandemic Priorities

Christopher Maximos, previous Education & Society intern and current sophomore at Stanford, speaks powerfully to the reality that schools “have not returned back to normal, therefore we should not reinstate normal modes of assessment.”

October 22, 2020

Remote Learning During a Pandemic: What to Expect and How to Cope

Remote learning has dramatically changed the face of education. In his article, Sojas Wagle, a sophomore at Brown and psychiatric researcher, offers specific solutions to some of the most prescient issues with remote learning.

October 22, 2020

Young Workers Hit Hard By COVID

Now more than ever, young people need connections to good fit employment opportunities.

October 19, 2020
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We Must Prepare Latino Workers for the Digital Economy

Latinos are the future of America and inextricably tied to the economic recovery from the pandemic.

October 15, 2020
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Enhancing Conversations Between Employers and Workforce Professionals

Many young people need job and training opportunities. How do workforce professionals talk about these issues with employers?

October 13, 2020

Misunderstood: How Public Health’s Inability To Communicate Keeps Communities Unhealthy

Designated as one of Health Affairs Top 5 most-read GrantWatch blog posts for 2020, this piece examines how public health’s inability to communicate keeps communities unhealthy.

October 8, 2020

Modernizing Medicare and Medicaid

With more than 140 million Americans receiving health care coverage through Medicare and Medicaid, the programs have long been a focus of U.S. policy debates.

October 8, 2020