Jessica A. Lee
Brookings
Washington, DC, United States
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What Pike Place teaches us about place governance: A Q&A with John Turnbull
Pike Place Market in Seattle is a leading example of how intentional governance can help vibrant urban spaces reach their potential as platforms for innovation. John Turnbull, director of asset management, Pike Place Market Preservation and Development Authority, sat down for an interview to tell the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking more about the market and… → Read More
Building and advancing digital skills to support Seattle’s economic future
In an effort to address Seattle’s digital skills gap, the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program convened a group of leaders from the public, private, and civic sectors to discuss how to continue building a regionally inclusive digital skills infrastructure. The workshop consisted of brief presentations from Brookings experts and local leaders, group discussions of current efforts and… → Read More
Building and advancing digital skills to support Seattle’s economic future
In an effort to address Seattle’s digital skills gap, the Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program convened a group of leaders from the public, private, and civic sectors to discuss how to continue building a regionally inclusive digital skills infrastructure. The workshop consisted of brief presentations from Brookings experts and local leaders, group discussions of current efforts and… → Read More
Improving student access to short-term tech training
Over the past few years, training providers like General Assembly and the Flatiron School have developed short-term programs that help people move into careers in tech. Courses in front-end and back-end web development, data analytics, user experience design, and other tech-related fields get people ready for new careers in as little as three months. This approach has proven a boon to program… → Read More
Improving student access to short-term tech training
Over the past few years, training providers like General Assembly and the Flatiron School have developed short-term programs that help people move into careers in tech. Courses in front-end and back-end web development, data analytics, user experience design, and other tech-related fields get people ready for new careers in as little as three months. This approach has proven a boon to program… → Read More
Improving student access to short-term tech training
Over the past few years, training providers like General Assembly and the Flatiron School have developed short-term programs that help people move into careers in tech. Courses in front-end and back-end web development, data analytics, user experience design, and other tech-related fields get people ready for new careers in as little as three months. This approach has proven a boon to program… → Read More
How Etsy can strengthen America’s small-scale manufacturing sector
Earlier this week, online marketplace Etsy announced plans to launch Etsy Manufacturing, a new initiative that will help Etsy designers grow their businesses by partnering with manufacturers in the U.S. and Canada. At first glance, Etsy Manufacturing seems to be a bit of a departure from the company’s longstanding emphasis on maker-made goods. But given the rapid growth Etsy has seen in… → Read More
Rethinking community college to boost enrollment and completion
A year and a half ago, Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced his plan to make community college free for all Tennessee high school graduates. Patterned after tnAchieves, an initiative Haslam launched while mayor of Knoxville, the new Tennessee Promise community college scholarship program has thus far exceeded expectations. → Read More
Why is labor productivity so low? Consider investments in skills
On May 6 the Department of Labor released labor productivity data showing that output per worker fell by 1.9 percent during the first quarter of 2015. Many economic analysts and reporters interpreted this decline either as evidence of a sluggish economic recovery or as an anomaly due to temporary factors like bad weather and a strong dollar. → Read More
International Women’s Day, STEM, and the gender pay gap
This past Sunday, March 8, women and men throughout the world marked International Women’s Day with marches and speeches calling for gender equality. The day is not well known in the United States, even though it originated here. It was first celebrated as National Women’s Day in 1909 to commemorate a strike the year before by 15,000 New York City women garment workers seeking equal pay,… → Read More