Bill Clinton
Theme And Variations On Deprivation And Dignity
David Jason Fischer |
A new book includes perspectives on poverty in America both from scholars and those with firsthand experience.
Center for an Urban Future
State's Working Poor Face Low Pay And High Costs
David Jason Fischer |
A new report shows trends have not improved for working families. But instituting better ways to increase workers’ skills and earn a living wage could help.
Center for an Urban Future
Vocational Education Means Schools That Work
David Jason Fischer |
A report from the Center for an Urban Future finds that New York is neglecting the potential of career and technical high schools.
Economy
Still Working On It: Job Training in NYC
David Jason Fischer |
A survey of the Bloomberg administration’s workforce development initiatives finds significant strides – and unmet needs.
Economy
NYC Missing Big Chance To Build Teens' Careers
David Jason Fischer |
More slots available in the public jobs program for young people would pay major dividends in the shape of their futures.
Lower East Side
CityLit: Screed Is Good
David Jason Fischer |
The New New Left: How American Politics Works Today By Steven Malanga.
Bill Clinton
City Lit: The Myth of Welfare Reform
David Jason Fischer |
Documenting how much never changed, a journalist points to what could.
Center for an Urban Future
The Big Idea: Getting Back to Work
David Jason Fischer |
No more excuses: Black male unemployment is here to stay, unless New York mobilizes a crisis response. Here are some places to start.
Center for an Urban Future
NYC Inc: Ditching Class
David Jason Fischer |
As long as half of all new teaching recruits leave the schools within the first five years, New York City will never have enough teachers. Here’s how to change that.
Center for an Urban Future
NYC Inc: Learning From Labor
David Jason Fischer |
Job trainers and their government funders should take a careful look at the most successful employment prep groups out there: unions.
