COMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY: POLICY EQUITY FOR ALL

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The Associated Press. American’s have poor math skills. It’s a threat to US standing in the global economy. September 27, 2023.
The New York Times. Over 100 Connecticut State Troopers Accused of Faking Traffic Stops. September 4, 2023.
The New York Times. Jobs for Teens Will Be Plentiful This Summer, Experts Say. June 5, 2023.
Bay State Banner. ABCD to offer teenagers more summer jobs. May 24, 2023.
Dorchester Reporter. City touts available summer jobs for youth. April 12, 2023.
Business Insider. 3 reasons why Americans aren’t going to college anymore. March 26, 2023.
Financial Times. US child labour violations rise as businesses defy laws to fill roles. February 27, 2023.
Harvard Business Review. The New Collar Workforce. February 13, 2023.
Commonwealth Magazine. Summer jobs for youth pay off. January 18, 2023.
Yahoo Finance. Serah Lewis. ‘It’s a bit like musical chairs right now’: Big employers like Google, IBM no longer require college degrees in a tight job market, but experts warn that may not last. December 25, 2022.
Boston Globe. Janelle Nanos. Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work. December 21, 2022.
Boston Globe. Workers got bigger raises this year but inflation has gobbled them up. October 9, 2022.
S&P Global Finance. Brian Scheid. Tight labor market draws in teenagers after decades of declines. September 8, 2022.
Yahoo Finance. Serah Lewis. Forget restaurants and retail — teens are seizing the jobs they want as ‘desperate’ employers try to fill seats. July 5, 2022.
New York Times. Jeanna Smialek. The Potential Dark Side of a White-Hot Labor Market. June 6, 2022.
New York Times. Ann Carrns. A Strong Summer Job Market for Teenagers. May 27, 2022.
Boston Globe. Annie Probert. This summer, teens have the upper hand in the job market. May 22, 2022.
NPR. In a market clamoring for workers, new grads have plenty of leverage. May 9, 2022.
Wall Street Journal. Kathryn Dill. Teens Take Up More Jobs, and More Pay, in Tight Labor Market. May 8, 2022.
Politico. ‘Two steps forward, one step back’: Omicron threatens new economic slide for women. December 30, 2021.
PBS Newshour. Moms have made it work during the pandemic — but at what cost? December 20, 2021.
MSNBC. Stephanie Ruhle Reports. Childcare is a Critical Piece of Infrastructure. December 6, 2021.
CNBC. Jessica Dickler. One solution to the labor shortage: teenagers. November 17, 2021.
Wall Street Journal. Help Really Wanted: No Degree, Work Experience or Background Checks. November 6, 2021.
Time. Young People Are Leaving Their Jobs in Record Numbers—And Not Going Back. October 29, 2021.
Washington Post. Heather Long. America’s unemployed are sending a message: They’ll go back to work when they feel safe – and well-compensated. October 8, 2021.
Boston Business Journal. State report probes root cause of nurse shortage at Mass. Hospitals. October 1, 2021.
Marketplace. Families, businesses optimistic with vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds near. September 20, 2021.
USA Today. ‘Without exception, parenthood costs’: As employers, let’s make sure a career isn’t one of the costs. September 10, 2021.
MSNBC. Geoff Bennett. Live interview on Labor Day. September 6, 2021.
Boston Herald. Amy Sokolow. Massachusetts preschools, daycares face ‘frustrating’ staffing shortages. September 4, 2021.
Washington Post. Heather Long. ‘We’re back to panicking’: Moms are hit hardest with camps and day cares closing again. August 6, 2021.
CNBC. Carmen Reinicke. It’s the best summer for teen jobs since 1953. Here’s what they should do with their earnings. July 8, 2021.
Society for Human Resource Managers. Roy Maurer. Employers Are Hiring More Teens to Ease Labor Shortages. July 6, 2021.
Financial Times. Taylor Nicole Rogers. Teens gain the upper hand in hot US summer jobs market. July 4, 2021.
NBC News. Stephanie Ruhle. Teen workers fill job shortage, but what happens when summer fades? June 30, 2021.
CNBC. Why teen summer jobs are making a comeback. Natalie Zhang and Jordan Smith. June 16, 2021.
WBUR. Carrie Jung. Report: Massachusetts Community College Attendance Boosts Employment, Earnings. June 10, 2021.
NPR. Marketplace. Teenagers in search of summer jobs are in luck.June 1, 2021.
New York Times.Jeanna Smialek and David McCabe. The Luckiest Workers in America? Teenagers.May 30, 2021.
The Daily Show. Trevor Noah. America’s childcare crisis: how it unfairly puts the burden on women, how the U.S. stacks up against other countries, and the one time in history the government subsidized day care.February 4, 2021.
2020 Wall Street Journal. Rachel Feintzeig. The Grandparents Who Dropped Everything to Help Out During Covid. December 27, 2020.
ABC News Nightline. Amid COVID-19, moms leaving the workforce could have lasting impact on economy. December 1, 2020.
Washington Post,Heather Long. Virtual schooling has largely forced moms, not dads, to quit work. It will hurt the economy for years. November 6, 2020.
The New Yorker. Isaac Chotiner. Why the Pandemic Is Forcing Women Out of the Workforce.October 23, 2020.
NPR On Point. ‘Shecession’: The Pandemic’s Impact On Women In The Workforce.October 22, 2020.
WGBH. Eviction Threat Looms Again With Moratorium End.October 19, 2020.
Wall Street Journal.Justin Baer and Eric Morath. On the Wrong Side of the Split Recovery: ‘I Just Have to Keep Myself Going.’ October 18, 2020.
WBUR. Chris Lisinski. Data Shows Many In Mass. Have Left The Workforce. October 9, 2020.
New York Times.Jeanna Smialek, Ben Casselman and Gillian Friedman. Workers Face Permanent Job Losses as the Virus Persists. October 3, 2020.
The Boston Globe. Karen Baskin. COVID-19 is forcing women out of the workforce. Transparency and openness is the only way forward. October 2, 2020.
Boston Business Journal. Catherine Carlock. Greater Boston housing system could soon ‘collapse,’ new report warns.September 23, 2020.
Axios,Erica Pandey. The cost of closed schools. August 26, 2020.
Wall Street Journal.Justin Lahart. Kids at Home Could Put the Economy in Detention. July 24, 2020.
PBS News Hour. Paul Solomon. Some parents may be pushed out of the labor market due to lack of childcare.July 23, 2020.
Fox News. Coronavirus crisis leaves many child-care providers in peril. July 20, 2020.
Yahoo Finance. Megan Henney. US economy faces new hurdle for recovery: Child care crisis.July 17, 2020.
NPR. Cities Divert Police Budget Funds To Youth Summer Jobs.July 11, 2020.
The Boston Globe. Martin Finucane. Northeastern researchers find lack of child care has been a significant challenge for workers during the pandemic. July 7, 2020.
Washington Post. Heather Long. The big factor holding back the U.S. economic recovery: Child care. July 3, 2020.
The Boston Globe,Anissa Gardizy. City boosts summer jobs program by $4.1m, with precautions in place.June 8, 2020.
WBUR, Elie Levine. Mayor Walsh Adjusts Youth Summer Employment Program For Pandemic. June 7, 2020.

Massachusetts Lags on Banning Plastics. Joan Fitzgerald. Boston Globe, Op-Ed, September 25, 2023.
For Young People, Summer Is A Time for Work. How summer youth employment programs make a difference in future employment. Vital City, July 17, 2023.
Washington Post. How to Revitalize Summer Jobs for Teens and Young Adults. July 10, 2023.
Viewpoint: Expanding workforce access in the biotech industry. Boston Business Journal, May 17, 2022.
For equitable pandemic recovery, invest in summer jobs programs. The Hill, July 7, 2021.
Employers need to support summer jobs. Boston Business Journal. June 9, 2021.
Coronavirus Child-Care Crisis Will Set Women Back a Generation. Washington Post, Op-Ed, July 29, 2020.
Innovation Will Help Us Rebuild. Boston Globe, Ideas Section, May 17, 2020.
With Plummeting Revenues, State Should Impose a Temporary Tax Increase. Boston Globe, Op-Ed, May 15, 2020.
Youth Employment Is Still Declining. How Summer Jobs Programs Can Help. Forbes. August 3, 2019.

Tips for Researchers: Navigating the Gaps Between Research and Policy. William T. Grant Foundation, December 6, 2022.
How Opioid Overdoses Reached Crisis Levels. EconoFact, November 19, 2021.
The Importance of Childcare in Reopening the Economy. EconoFact, July 29, 2020
States Face Daunting Budget Gaps. What Can Be Done? EconoFact, June 25, 2020.
Do Summer Youth Employment Programs Work? EconoFact. June 28, 2019.
Is the Skills Gap Real? Changes in Employer Skill Requirements During the Great Recession. EconoFact. March 8, 2019

Year Round Benefits from Summer Jobs. The Education Exchange with Paul Peterson, Podcast Episode 306, August 21, 2023.
Analyzing the Employment Situation Report. Burnes Center for Social Change, Blogcast #5, February 3, 2023.
Opportunity Youth. Institute on Race, Power, and Political Economy, The New School, New Imperatives in American Learning, Civic Education & Employment Equity, April 2023.
The Evolving Opioid Crisis. EconFact Chats, Podcast, October 31, 2021.
The Impact and Promise of Summer Jobs in the United States. J-PAL Voices, Podcast, October 2020.
Childcare and Reopening. EconFact Chats, Podcast, August 17, 2020.
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 2: It’s Not a Death Sentence. Freakonomics, Podcast Episode 403, January 22, 2020
The Opioid Tragedy, Part 1: We’ve Addicted an Entire Generation. Freakonomics, Podcast Episode 402, January 15, 2020.

CASE STUDY: SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT

Building on a long-term partnership between Northeastern & the City of Boston, C2C researchers helped the City design four new tracks of programming during summer 2020 when many in-person jobs were eliminated. This included virtual internships with private sector employers as well as a learn and earn program where youth were paid to take courses offered at local community colleges.
While other cities had to shutter their programs, Boston invested an extra $4.1M of Cares Act funding to preserve roughly 10,000 youth jobs and the earnings that their families rely on. Prior research had shows that the Boston summer jobs program reduces violent crime by 35%, increases the likelihood of graduating high school and attending college, and boosts subsequent employment and wages.
During summer 2021, President Biden praised Boston’s innovative approach during the pandemic and urged other cities to similarly use their American Rescue Plan Act funding to expand summer jobs programs as a way to provide meaningful employment opportunities and combat youth violence.