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Growing Fairly

How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development

Stephen Goldsmith and Kate Markin Coleman

Tested, practical ideas to meet current and future skilling needs of both workers and employers

The labor market in the United States faces seemingly contradictory challenges: Many employers have trouble finding qualified applicants for current and future jobs, while millions of Americans are out of work or are underemployed—their paths to living-wage jobs blocked by systemic barriers or lack of adequate skills.

Growing Fairly offers workforce development reforms that meet the needs of both workers and employers. Based on the experiences of hundreds of leaders and workers, the authors set out ten principles for designing a more effective and equitable system that helps workers obtain the skills necessary for economic mobility.

The principles outlined in the book argue for a more comprehensive view of the skilling needs of current and prospective workers. They spell out the attributes of effective programs and make the case for skill-based hiring, widely distributed performance data, and collaboration. The book emphasizes the importance of local action to overcome the structural barriers that challenge even the most determined would-be learners. Growing Fairly shows cross sector leaders how to work across organizational boundaries to change the trajectory of individuals struggling to make a living wage.

This is not a book of untested theories. Instead, it is written by practitioners for practitioners. Much of it is told through the voices of those who run programs and people who have taken advantage of them. While the issues the book addresses are profound, its take on the subject is optimistic.

Between them, the authors have spent decades searching out and supporting effective practices. Even more critically, they have learned how to knit competing agencies and organizations into cohesive systems with coordinated missions. Their practical ideas will benefit a wide range of readers, from practitioners in the field to students and scholars of the American labor system.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Brookings Institution Press
Pages: 279 • Trim: 6 x 8¾
978-0-8157-3948-7 • Paperback • February 2022 • $35.00 • (£30.00)
978-0-8157-3949-4 • eBook • February 2022 • $33.00 • (£25.00)
Series: Brookings / Ash Center Series, "Innovative Governance in the 21st Century"
Subjects: Political Science / Public Policy / Regional Planning, Political Science / Labor & Industrial Relations, Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration

Stephen Goldsmith is the Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government where he directs Data-Smart City Solutions. He previously served as mayor of Indianapolis, deputy mayor of New York City and Chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Kate Markin Coleman is a principal of IAS advising, LLC and former executive vice president, chief strategy and advancement officer of YMCA of the USA. She previously served as executive vice president of the YMCA of Metro Chicago and held leadership positions in fintech and financial services.n Goldsmith is the Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government where he directs Data-Smart City Solutions. He previously served as mayor of Indianapolis, deputy mayor of New York City and Chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

Kate Markin Coleman is a principal of IAS advising, LLC and former executive vice president, chief strategy and advancement officer of YMCA of the USA. She previously served as executive vice president of the YMCA of Metro Chicago and held leadership positions in fintech and financial services.

Contents:
Foreword: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Dr. Michael Lomax
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Start with People, Offer Meaningful Choices
3. Listen, Respond, Get Personal
4. Support Learners, Remove Barriers
5. Contextualize Learning
6. Bridge to Employment
7. Use Skills as Currency
8. Commit to Transparency
9. Make Places Work
10. Organize for Collaboration
11. The Houston Story: Putting It All Together
Notes
Index

This volume is a compendium of best practices and programs addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in cities across the US. It offers a practical, useful survey of programs that successfully address the ways future economic and social growth can benefit all, not just some, people. The authors of this book o􀀋ffer far more than a laundry list of successful programs: they place each program into its geographic context and examine the critical linkages crucial to their success. These contextualized case studies are particularly valuable because "one size" definitely does not fit all in building equity in workforce development. The authors describe complex challenges in spare, lucid prose and skillfully present the programs under study as relevant illustrations of the governing principle of growing fairly. The authors also identify widespread problems and challenges, such as fragmented and duplicative delivery systems, and offer examples of how they were overcome. This text is a great starting point for any community or general reader with an interest in equitable workforce development. Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; practitioners; general readers.


— Choice Reviews


Few issues are as important to the success of cities as equitable growth. Even in a city such as San Diego, fortunate to have a strong economy and a national model for workforce development, upward mobility remains elusive for many. Growing Fairly presents a uniquely valuable set of principles that can help cities make progress toward a brighter future for all residents, leaving no one behind.


— Todd Gloria, Mayor, city of San Diego


Stephen Goldsmith and Kate Markin Coleman not only establish the indisputable case that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of a stable and robust economy, they also have designed a model for effective collaboration among the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Their clear-eyed, rational approach is rooted in years of practical experience, authoritative research, and a profound respect for the dignity of work.


— Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League


In today’s labor market, we paradoxically have millions of people searching for their next paycheck and millions more job postings. In Growing Fairly, Goldsmith and Markin Coleman distill the nation’s leading workforce development prototypes and pilots and how to expand proven approaches. Communities need to convene partners—public and private, for profit and nonprofit—to design skills-focused solutions. Together, we can do this. It’s time. Past time.


— Wendi Copeland, Chief Strategic Partnership Activation Officer, Goodwill Industries International


Growing Fairly presents an actionable framework for reimagining regional skills-based workforce systems through cross-sector collaboration. A must-read for all education and workforce stakeholders.


— Maria Flynn, President and CEO, Jobs for the Future


Growing Fairly

How to Build Opportunity and Equity in Workforce Development

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  • Tested, practical ideas to meet current and future skilling needs of both workers and employers

    The labor market in the United States faces seemingly contradictory challenges: Many employers have trouble finding qualified applicants for current and future jobs, while millions of Americans are out of work or are underemployed—their paths to living-wage jobs blocked by systemic barriers or lack of adequate skills.

    Growing Fairly offers workforce development reforms that meet the needs of both workers and employers. Based on the experiences of hundreds of leaders and workers, the authors set out ten principles for designing a more effective and equitable system that helps workers obtain the skills necessary for economic mobility.

    The principles outlined in the book argue for a more comprehensive view of the skilling needs of current and prospective workers. They spell out the attributes of effective programs and make the case for skill-based hiring, widely distributed performance data, and collaboration. The book emphasizes the importance of local action to overcome the structural barriers that challenge even the most determined would-be learners. Growing Fairly shows cross sector leaders how to work across organizational boundaries to change the trajectory of individuals struggling to make a living wage.

    This is not a book of untested theories. Instead, it is written by practitioners for practitioners. Much of it is told through the voices of those who run programs and people who have taken advantage of them. While the issues the book addresses are profound, its take on the subject is optimistic.

    Between them, the authors have spent decades searching out and supporting effective practices. Even more critically, they have learned how to knit competing agencies and organizations into cohesive systems with coordinated missions. Their practical ideas will benefit a wide range of readers, from practitioners in the field to students and scholars of the American labor system.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Brookings Institution Press
    Pages: 279 • Trim: 6 x 8¾
    978-0-8157-3948-7 • Paperback • February 2022 • $35.00 • (£30.00)
    978-0-8157-3949-4 • eBook • February 2022 • $33.00 • (£25.00)
    Series: Brookings / Ash Center Series, "Innovative Governance in the 21st Century"
    Subjects: Political Science / Public Policy / Regional Planning, Political Science / Labor & Industrial Relations, Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration
Author
Author
  • Stephen Goldsmith is the Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government where he directs Data-Smart City Solutions. He previously served as mayor of Indianapolis, deputy mayor of New York City and Chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

    Kate Markin Coleman is a principal of IAS advising, LLC and former executive vice president, chief strategy and advancement officer of YMCA of the USA. She previously served as executive vice president of the YMCA of Metro Chicago and held leadership positions in fintech and financial services.n Goldsmith is the Derek Bok Professor of the Practice of Urban Affairs at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government where he directs Data-Smart City Solutions. He previously served as mayor of Indianapolis, deputy mayor of New York City and Chair of the Corporation for National and Community Service.

    Kate Markin Coleman is a principal of IAS advising, LLC and former executive vice president, chief strategy and advancement officer of YMCA of the USA. She previously served as executive vice president of the YMCA of Metro Chicago and held leadership positions in fintech and financial services.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Contents:
    Foreword: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and Dr. Michael Lomax
    Acknowledgments
    1. Introduction
    2. Start with People, Offer Meaningful Choices
    3. Listen, Respond, Get Personal
    4. Support Learners, Remove Barriers
    5. Contextualize Learning
    6. Bridge to Employment
    7. Use Skills as Currency
    8. Commit to Transparency
    9. Make Places Work
    10. Organize for Collaboration
    11. The Houston Story: Putting It All Together
    Notes
    Index

Reviews
Reviews
  • This volume is a compendium of best practices and programs addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion in cities across the US. It offers a practical, useful survey of programs that successfully address the ways future economic and social growth can benefit all, not just some, people. The authors of this book o􀀋ffer far more than a laundry list of successful programs: they place each program into its geographic context and examine the critical linkages crucial to their success. These contextualized case studies are particularly valuable because "one size" definitely does not fit all in building equity in workforce development. The authors describe complex challenges in spare, lucid prose and skillfully present the programs under study as relevant illustrations of the governing principle of growing fairly. The authors also identify widespread problems and challenges, such as fragmented and duplicative delivery systems, and offer examples of how they were overcome. This text is a great starting point for any community or general reader with an interest in equitable workforce development. Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; practitioners; general readers.


    — Choice Reviews


    Few issues are as important to the success of cities as equitable growth. Even in a city such as San Diego, fortunate to have a strong economy and a national model for workforce development, upward mobility remains elusive for many. Growing Fairly presents a uniquely valuable set of principles that can help cities make progress toward a brighter future for all residents, leaving no one behind.


    — Todd Gloria, Mayor, city of San Diego


    Stephen Goldsmith and Kate Markin Coleman not only establish the indisputable case that diversity, equity, and inclusion are essential elements of a stable and robust economy, they also have designed a model for effective collaboration among the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Their clear-eyed, rational approach is rooted in years of practical experience, authoritative research, and a profound respect for the dignity of work.


    — Marc H. Morial, President and CEO, National Urban League


    In today’s labor market, we paradoxically have millions of people searching for their next paycheck and millions more job postings. In Growing Fairly, Goldsmith and Markin Coleman distill the nation’s leading workforce development prototypes and pilots and how to expand proven approaches. Communities need to convene partners—public and private, for profit and nonprofit—to design skills-focused solutions. Together, we can do this. It’s time. Past time.


    — Wendi Copeland, Chief Strategic Partnership Activation Officer, Goodwill Industries International


    Growing Fairly presents an actionable framework for reimagining regional skills-based workforce systems through cross-sector collaboration. A must-read for all education and workforce stakeholders.


    — Maria Flynn, President and CEO, Jobs for the Future


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