- May 3, 2024
- Early Childhood, General
A lot of hard work was finally showing progress toward expanding access to high-quality preschool education and addressing the state’s child care crisis. New legislation...
- October 20, 2023
- Early Childhood, Workforce Analytics
NEWS RELEASE: Grand Rapids, MI (October 19, 2023) In response to a two-decade decline in Michigan’s child care workforce, a new report lays the groundwork...
Talent 2025 has always been a forward-looking organization, determined to catalyze a talent system that meets the needs of the region’s employers and supports the...
- May 24, 2021
- Workforce Development
From a talent perspective, there are three main priorities Michigan needs to address to accelerate economic recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic: Getting people back to...
- February 26, 2021
- Workforce Development
Over 300,000 jobs were displaced in Michigan as a result of the pandemic, with the number of unemployed nearly doubling over that time (93%). The...
- August 28, 2020
- Early Childhood
Even before the pandemic, child care shortages were keeping people out of the workforce. The challenges facing this essential industry have only grown. So has...
- May 22, 2020
- Early Childhood
In a March blog post, Quality Child Care is Crucial to the Workforce of Today and Tomorrow, we stated that “a shortage of high-quality, affordable...
- May 15, 2020
- Early Childhood
A quote often attributed to Frederick Douglass contends that “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
...
- March 13, 2020
- Early Childhood
A shortage of high-quality, affordable child care hinders West Michigan’s talent efforts on two fronts. It not only reduces labor participation rates – it also...