On April 10, 2018, Results for America, WorkingNation, and Cummins convened a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss how federal policy can support innovative and evidence-based approaches to improving outcomes in workforce development.
Featured speakers:
- The Honorable Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Chair, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce
- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Member, U.S. House Education and the Workforce Committee, one of the bipartisan sponsors of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (H.R. 2353)
- Plinio Ayala, President & CEO, Per Scholas
- Mikaela Beardsley, Executive Director, What Works Media Project
- Shannon Brennan, Manufacturing Engineering Tech, Cummins Turbo Technologies
- Jasmine Kang, Plant Manager, Cummins Turbo Technologies Palmetto Facility
- Kristi Jacobson, Director and Producer, Catalyst Films
- Jane Oates, Executive Committee Member, WorkingNation, and former Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, U.S. Department of Labor
- Melissa Stowasser, Dean, School and Community Initiatives, Trident Technical College
During the event, we premiered our What Works Media Project film, “Solutions to America’s Workforce Crisis.” The film by award-winning filmmakers Kristi Jacobson and Mikaela Beardsley follows the lives of three young people as they prepare for a rapidly changing jobs market, and highlights the promise of evidence-based workforce development programs to help them succeed.
Learn more about the What Works Media Project.
In addition, we also screened the latest animated short from WorkingNation, “Slope of the Curve.” The short film directed by two-time Academy Award-winning director Marshall Curry and narrated by “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson sounds the alarm on a looming U.S. unemployment crisis.
Learn more about Slope of the Curve.