Entries tagged with Talent Dividend Prize
Northeast Ohio Wins Grant to Retain High School Students
August 8, 2011
Northeast Ohio, a competitor for the Talent Dividend Prize, recently received a grant to further postsecondary matriculation. The Ohio Board of Regents awarded the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE) and College Now Greater Cleveland $450,000 to promote college attendance in Northeast Ohio. The grant will…
Talent Dividend Prize Draws Attention of White House
May 21, 2011
US Department of Education's Greg Darnieder shares why the White House is paying attention to college attainment efforts in Memphis and cities across the country in this interview with FOX13:
57 Cities Compete for $1M Talent Dividend Prize
May 12, 2011
On Tuesday, with the support of The Kresge Foundation and Lumina Foundation for Education, CEOs for Cities launched the $1 million Talent Dividend Prize. This prize will be awarded to the metropolitan area with the greatest increase in postsecondary degrees awarded per capita over a three-year period. More than 80…
Latinos Key to Achieving the Talent Dividend?
April 25, 2011
Only one in six employed Hispanic adults have completed a bachelor’s degree according to this op-ed by Esther Aguilera of CHCI. This means big opportunities for cities working to achieve the Talent Dividend.
For instance in Miami it would take an additional 38,000 college graduates in the population to…
Talent Dividend Prize Update: Connect and Learn
July 4, 2011
Join the National Talent Dividend Network Online
We’re listening. After many requests to increase peer learning across the network between meetings, we’ve launched a LinkedIn Group to facilitate greater connections and year-round exchange among members of the…
Talent Dividend Prize Update: Last Month to Register
April 7, 2011
What City Will Be Known as the Place for Talent?
Less than one month is left to register your city for the Talent Dividend Prize. This $1 million award, supported by the Kresge Foundation and Lumina Foundation for…