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Accelerating Seamless Pathways for Young People to Achieve Their Dreams

Along with my colleagues at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and our many partners and grantee organizations, we are entering the summer trying to…

Centering Young People’s Voices, Experiences, and Life Goals

Statistics can sometimes be really unsettling. At this point in our collective experiences with a two-years-and-counting pandemic, we’re increasingly grappling with scary numbers and stories…

Wayfinders: Renewing Our Focus on Supporting Young People’s Pathways

We are over two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, and even though the pandemic isn’t over, young people’s aspirations for their careers and their lives…

Wayfinders: Supporting Young People Through a Focus on Equity

For many Wayfinders who support young people in achieving their dreams, it’s hard not to be worried these days by all of the emerging research…

Wayfinders: The Way Forward in 2022

Happy New Year. At the end of 2020, I shared a note with this group–who I know are a diverse group of funders, practitioners, educators,…

Wayfinders: Keeping the Pathways Open

As the country continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, research on how the pandemic is affecting important steps in young people’s career pathways continues…

Wayfinders: Meeting Young People Where They Are

Back to school feels both familiar and unfamiliar this year. We all recognize the energy young people bring to a new school year, excited to be…

Centering Youth Voices: Student Ambassador Fellowship Case Study

At a Glance Young people are frequently underestimated by the education system, policy makers, and society at large. Their opinions are often ignored and sidelined.

Centering Youth Voices: Student Ambassador Fellowship Case Study

At a Glance Young people are frequently underestimated by the education system, policy makers, and society at large. Their opinions are often ignored and sidelined.

The Link Between Social Capital, Soft Skills & Networks

What is the opportunity gap and how do the soft skills, social capital and network gaps contribute this gap? What are the consequences to learners,…