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Einstein Project: Austin Youth STEM-CE Community Alignment Study

December 11, 2017 Leave a Comment

Principal Investigator(s): Heath J. Prince, PhD
Sponsor(s): City of Austin
Project Duration: November 2017 – May 2019
Description: The Ray Marshall Center entered into an interlocal agreement with the City of Austin for process development, data collection, and analysis of youth-focused programs in science, technology, engineering, math, creative, and entrepreneurship workforce development programs.

Ray Marshall Center researchers will work with stakeholders, workforce organizations, local businesses, and local school districts, using a collective impact model framework, to establish regional baseline metrics to classify and assess current youth focused programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Creative, and Entrepreneurship (STEM-CE) for study and careers.  Through the course of this assessment, the RMC will develop appropriate measurement instruments and techniques, produce a report describing current relevant activities, and propose methods and processes for the future evaluation of youth STEM-CE programming.

This assessment of Austin STEM-CE programming will provide insight as to how scarce public resources can be leveraged to secure private participation in the development of a future pipeline of workforce, filled by the city’s current youth in poverty, which will connect to quality jobs in Austin’s future economy.  Findings will be used to propose policy recommendations for Mayor and Council to consider that will enable program development or expansion to properly encourage students from backgrounds in poverty to enter into STEM-CE fields of study and careers.  Some goals of future STEM-CE interventions may include changing attitudes about STEM-CE fields among students participating in such related programming, as well as improving their academic performance in STEM-CE subjects.

Reports Available:

Filed Under: Completed Projects, Education, Workforce Development

LBJ School and Federal Reserve convene workforce, economic experts at National Conference

October 19, 2017 Leave a Comment

Heath Prince, director of the Ray Marshall Center at the LBJ School, in front of Investing in America's Workforce powerpoint slide

(Above) Heath Prince, director of the Ray Marshall Center at the LBJ School, moderated a panel on investing in research.

A stronger workforce supports a stronger economy. The Oct. 4-6 conference at UT Austin, “Investing in America’s Workforce: Improving Outcomes for Workers and Employers,” featured all 12 of the Federal Reserve System’s regional banks and the Board of Governors, and generated national conversation about how to leverage community resources, policy and social investments to build connections between businesses and workers.

The capstone conference was hosted by the Federal Reserve System in collaboration with the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Ray Marshall Center at The University of Texas at Austin, the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

Angela Evans, dean of the LBJ School; Heath Prince, director of the Ray Marshall Center at LBJ; Ray Marshall, former U.S. Secretary of Labor and LBJ professor emeritus; Christopher King, senior research scientist at the Ray Marshall Center; and Julián Castro, LBJ visiting professor, led multiple conference sessions and facilitated policy discussions.

Panel moderator Angela Evans, along with panelists Julian Castro and Carol Naughton

(Above) Dean Angela Evans, left, moderates the panel, “Making the Connection to Work,” including panelists Julián Castro (center) of the LBJ School and Carol Naughton (right), president of Purpose Built Communities. Other panelists included Jim Gibbons, president and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, Michael Harreld, special advisor to the chairman at PNC, and Ryan Haygood, president and CEO of the NJ Institute for Social Justice.

Several LBJ students had an opportunity to attend the conference as well. They covered the event extensively through social media. Anna Crockett (MPAff ’18) is interested in economic policy, so she was interested in attending to get a nationwide perspective on job creation.  “My best experience was seeing Dean Evans and Julian Castro on a great panel on Friday morning. I felt a lot of LBJ pride at that moment! It was also great to see the focus on policy. I think the policy element really pushed people to speak in terms of benchmarks and tangible outcomes,” Crockett said.

“It was great to see the focus on policy. I think the policy element really pushed people to speak in terms of benchmarks and tangible outcomes.” —Anna Crockett, MPAff ’18

Fellow student Natasha Bylenok (MPAff ’18), whose interest in labor policy aligned closely with the conference mission, said, “Panelist Brendan Martin [Executive Director of Working World] made the point, ‘We’ve organized people to serve the economy instead of organizing the economy to serve people.’ I think he and the other panelists gave a powerful reminder of the human element of economics and labor policy.”

The event opened with a reception hosted by the LBJ School and the Ray Marshall Center on Wednesday evening at UT’s Blanton Museum of Art. Dean Evans was joined by UT Austin President Gregory Fenves and Austin Mayor Steve Adler to welcome over 300 guests to the campus and the city.

UT Austin President Gregory Fenves speaks at Federal Reserve reception

(Above) UT Austin President Gregory Fenves speaks at the reception for attendees, held the first evening of the conference.

Rooted in the idea that our country can only reach its economic potential through strong alignment between employer needs and a skilled workforce, the mission of this cross-sector collaboration was to:

  • Reframe workforce development efforts as investments, not just social services
  • Attract new resources and leverage existing funding sources
  • Improve economic mobility and impact for workers

Featured speakers included:

  • Raphael W. Bostic, president & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
  • Esther L. George, president & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
  • Patrick T. Harker, president & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
  • Robert S. Kaplan, president & CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
  • Juan Garcia, Global Leader for Career Advancement, Amazon
  • Ras Baraka, Mayor of Newark, NJ
  • Jim Gibbons, president and CEO, Goodwill Industries International
  • Jen Crozier, Vice President of IBM Corporate Citizenship, President of the IBM International Foundation
  • Lisa Schumacher, Director of Education Strategies, McDonalds’s Corp.

Faculty

Evans, Angela
King, Christopher
Marshall, Ray
Prince, Heath J.
Castro, Julián

Filed Under: Latest News, Workforce Development

Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce TAACCCT Round 4 Grant: Final Impact Evaluation Plan

August 15, 2017 Leave a Comment

Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce TAACCCT Round 4 Grant: Final Impact Evaluation Plan
Date: March 2016
Publication Type: Report, 30pp.

The impact evaluation conducted by the Ray Marshall Center includes three components: a descriptive analysis, an outcomes analysis, and an impact analysis. Research questions guiding the impact evaluation include:

  • Do participants persist in the program at higher rates than similar non-participants, measured in terms of persistence and credit hours completed?
  • Do participants complete the program at higher rates than similar non-participants, measured in terms of certificates and degrees attained?
  • How do participants’ employment rates compare to the employment rates of similar non-participants, measured at program completion and up to four quarters post-completion?
  • How do participants’ quarterly earnings compare to similar non-participants’ earnings post-program completion, measured at program completion up to four quarters post completion?

Filed Under: Methods & Data, Publications, Workforce Development, Workforce Development

Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce TAACCCT Round 4 Grant: Interim Impact Evaluation Report

August 15, 2017 Leave a Comment

Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce TAACCCT Round 4 Grant: Interim Impact Evaluation Report
Authors:  Ashweeta Patnaik and Heath Prince
Date:  March 2017
Publication Type:  Report, 53pp.

The impact evaluation conducted by the Ray Marshall Center includes three components: a descriptive analysis, an outcomes analysis, and an impact analysis. Research questions guiding the impact evaluation include:

  • Do participants persist in the program at higher rates than similar non-participants, measured in terms of persistence and credit hours completed?
  • Do participants complete the program at higher rates than similar non-participants, measured in terms of certificates and degrees attained?
  • How do participants’ employment rates compare to the employment rates of similar non-participants, measured at program completion and up to four quarters post-completion?
  • How do participants’ quarterly earnings compare to similar non-participants’ earnings post-program completion, measured at program completion up to four quarters post completion?

Filed Under: Methods & Data, Publications, Workforce Development, Workforce Development

Investing in America’s Workforce Capstone Conference

August 15, 2017 Leave a Comment


AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 to Friday, October 6, 2017
8:00am to 5:00pm

A stronger workforce supports a stronger economy. This national conference aims to connect businesses, government agencies, nonprofits, academics, financial institutions and philanthropic organizations to:

— Reframe workforce development efforts as investments, not just social services
— Attract new resources and leverage existing funding sources
— Improve economic mobility and impact for workers

Register now to hear from four Federal Reserve presidents and leading experts in workforce development. Visit the conference webpage to see more speakers, the agenda, and hotel accommodations.

Hosted by the Federal Reserve System in collaboration with the John H. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University, the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources at The University of Texas, the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. It is the capstone conference to an ongoing workforce development initiative. Visit www.investinwork.org to learn more about the other components of the initiative.

 

 

Filed Under: Latest News, Workforce Development

Talent Metric Evaluation (Oregon Talent Council)

August 8, 2017 Leave a Comment

Principal Investigator: Heath J. Prince, PhD
Sponsor(s): TIP Strategies
Project Duration: May 2017 – August 2017
Description: The Ray Marshall Center (RMC) will partner with TIP Strategies in the creation of an evaluation methodology for the Oregon Talent Council (OTC) that relies on new and innovative ways to measure the impact of talent investment in Oregon, and that can accurately and consistently track outcomes of interest.  The project is composed of the following activities, divided into two phases: Phase 1 will develop a metrics methodology for OTC-related investments—how to measure investments in the niches that the Talent Council has identified as gaps.  While the methodology will show how OTC metrics applies to an overall talent development framework, it will not develop detailed metrics for education and workforce investments controlled by other state agencies.  Phase 2 will seek to develop a methodology for identifying key measures (approximately 5-7) by which aspects or desired outcomes of talent development could be benchmarked against other states.  The primary purpose of the methodology for this phase is to establish a baseline to understand Oregon’s relative position in desired talent outcomes and be able to track the relative state’s progress over time.
Reports Available:

 

Filed Under: Completed Projects, Methods/Data, Workforce Development Tagged With: Labor Market and Industry Studies

Chris King attends 2017 ILO workshop in Prague

July 7, 2017 Leave a Comment

RMC Senior Research Scientist Chris King, along with Dr. Burt Barnow from the George Washington University, traveled to the Czech Republic to present research on evaluating labor policies in the United States.  The workshop, held in Prague from June 26-30, 2017, was hosted by the International Labour Organization.  It is the third in a series of global workshops on labor administration involving policymakers, practitioners, and researchers sponsored by the ILO and cosponsored by RMC.  The first was held in Turin, Italy, in 2013 and the second in Prague in December 2015.  A fourth is being planned for 2019 in conjunction with the Centenary Celebration of the ILO.  You can view the presentation here.

 

Filed Under: Latest News, Workforce Development

Regional Hiring Survey

May 8, 2017 Leave a Comment

Principal Investigator: Heath J. Prince, PhD
Sponsor(s): Austin Regional Manufacturers Association
Project Duration: April 2017 – December 2017
Description: The Ray Marshall Center (RMC) will partner with the Austin Regional Manufacturers Association (ARMA) to conduct a survey of manufacturing employers operating within the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area in order to learn more about their workforce needs.  RMC will work with ARMA to develop a customized survey that would provide new insights on a range of manufacturing workforce issues, e.g.:

  • What strategies are local manufacturers using to recruit qualified workers?
  • Which occupations are currently most difficult to recruit for?
  • Currently, what are the most in-demand skills and credentials that local manufacturers are seeking?
  • Which occupations do local manufacturers anticipate experiencing growing demand over the next 2-3 years?
  • What skills do local manufacturers anticipate needing over the next 5-10 years?
  • How are local manufacturers investing in upskilling their current workforce?
  • Which occupations are experiencing the highest turnover?

Our aim with this study is to provide ARMA with a clear understanding of the current and emerging skill needs of area manufacturers, as well as a more complete picture of the resources available locally to help manufacturers meet their skill needs.

Reports Available:

Filed Under: Completed Projects, Methods/Data, Workforce Development

Heath Prince presents paper at American University of Beirut conference

March 7, 2017 Leave a Comment

RMC Director and Research Scientist Heath Prince was invited to present a paper at the Social Justice in the Arab World since 2010: Changing Conditions, Mobilizations, and Policies conference held at the American University of Beirut February 2-3, 2017.  The two day academic conference was sponsored by AUB’s Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and Princeton University’s Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice and included speakers and panelist from across the MENA region.  Heath presented his paper “Economic Growth, Youth Unemployment, and Political and Social Instability: A Study of Policies and Outcomes in Post-Arab Spring Jordan, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, 1990-2013” which discusses youth unemployment policy in the MENA region Post-Arab Spring.

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Filed Under: Family and Social Policy, Latest News, Workforce Development

Investigating the Intersection of Sector and Race Equity Strategies

February 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

 

Principal Investigator: Heath J. Prince, PhD
Sponsor(s): The Annie E. Casey Foundation 
Project Duration: November 2016 – June 2018
Description: There is a growing base of evidence demonstrating that sector strategies can produce positive outcomes for lower-income workers in terms of employment, income, and career advancement outcomes.  At the same time, despite gains in recent decades, significant racial gaps in median income and labor market participation persist, with African Americans and Latinos working and earning less, on average, that Non-Hispanic Whites.  As such, sector initiatives would appear to have promise as an important tool for advancing racial equity.  Yet, the majority of sector partnerships presently discuss their work as “population neutral,” leading some observers to ask whether the lack of a more explicit racial equity goal among more sector initiatives is a missed opportunity.

The Ray Marshall Center, along with Workforce Matters (a consulting firm that provides innovative strategies and workforce solutions), are proposing to launch a partnership to explore via a survey and series of interviews 1) If and how existing sector partnerships are addressing race equity issues; and 2) The most promising practices among those initiatives that are doing so.

For more information, please see sectorsforequity.org.

Reports Available: Partnering for Equity: How Sector Partnerships Are Tackling Workforce Disparities
Authors: Dazzie McKelvy, Sarah Oldmixon, and Heath J. Prince
Date: June 2018
Publication Type: Report, 11pp.

Filed Under: Completed Projects, Family and Social Policy, Workforce Development

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