This fall, while millions of young people returned to school or transitioned from high school to higher education, the overall numbers of young people enrolling…
While recent heatwaves make it still feel like summer in most parts of the United States, many young people are embarking on the next step…
When young people progress along their pathways from education to the workforce, transitions from one stage to the next can feel like a big deal.
Along with my colleagues at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and our many partners and grantee organizations, we are entering the summer trying to…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
