Support for convening of Indiana stakeholders and facilitation of the design of a coordinated, employer-led, statewide system to support high-quality “modern” youth apprenticeship experiences for employers and students, and development of a blueprint to pilot youth apprenticeships in Marion County
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Indiana’s Tobacco Control Efforts Woefully Underfunded
Claire Fiddian-Green is the President & CEO of the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. Comprehensive tobacco control efforts play a critical role in reducing smoking and lowering the health and economic toll of the smoking epidemic. But Indiana woefully underfunds these initiatives, falling far below federal recommendations and dollars spent in other states, according to a […]
Does the Teach For America model work?
Alex Cohen is the Director of Learning and Evaluation for the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. Can a young, 20-something who just walked off the stage, college diploma in hand, step into a classroom and, with relatively little training, effectively teach in one of our nation’s more challenging K-12 environments? Finding talented teachers for high-need schools […]