The Rural Impact Podcast & Publishing

In this episode, Michelle Rathman talked with Dakota Pawlicki, Director of Talent Hubs with CivicLab, and he asks, "What can we do together that we couldn't do alone?" Download this episode to learn how rural collaboration at the community level addresses complex social challenges like housing and mental health and how these are connected to post-secondary education outcomes. Don't forget to subscribe to receive each of our post-series blogs and new episode previews. Thank you Ascendium's Education Philanthropy.

NEW Episode! In solving rural workforce challenges, sometimes, all it takes is a step back and looking at what is right there in front of you. In this episode, Michelle Rathman talks with Dakota Pawlicki CivicLab and EIaine Morgan, CEO of Berkeley County Chamber of Commerce about the effectiveness of creating talent and resource hubs that inspire collaboration, priority and policy shifts. We're grateful to Ascendium's Education Philanthropy for their support. #PhilanthropyWorks Listen. Subscribe Rate & Join the Conversation: https://bit.ly/4eVSC35

Set your alarm - Dropping Thursday NEW episode. First, did you hear this? "So, if a community college has identified a need and they're willing and able to meet that need and they're the best position institution to meet that need, and the only thing standing in their way is a state rule we have a problem." Learn how barriers at the state policy level are being removed, clearing the path for rural communities to grow, train and retain their talent. Thanks to Ascendium's Education Philanthropy Andrew Koricich Ivy Love Tiffany T. New America Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges https://bit.ly/3Yip746

"Higher education has always had a political aspect to it for its entire existence in our country. I think it's really hard for rural community colleges to exist in a space where they may not always be getting the political support they need from their community, their local boards, and their state legislators." Hear what else Andrew Koricich shared with Michelle Rathman in this episode, where we continue to connect the dots between policy and rural everything. Listen and subscribe on YouTube or your go-to podcast place. https://bit.ly/3Yip746 Our continued thanks to Ascendium's Education Philanthropy.

There is a considerable gap between urban and rural. 20% of rural Americans of working age hold a bachelor's degree compared to 36% in more urbanized areas. Community colleges can close the gap, but it's not just as easy as offering classes. This conversation impacts rural employers, economies and communities. Andrew Koricich Ivy Love Tiffany T. New America Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges Our thanks to Ascendium's Education Philanthropy. Learn why. Listen. Subscribe. Share: bit.ly/3UeieQP

We have covered rural youth homelessness, https://bit.ly/3NtVo3i certainly not to this extent. It is an excellent dot-connecting piece! | It’s a team effort to ensure rural students who are homeless get an equal education. https://lnkd.in/g5xyjGNk

NEW episode! Because community colleges are more likely to enroll a larger share of students of color, students of lower-income families, and adult and working learners, it's essential that state policies examine and remove barriers that stand in the way of degree attainment. In this episode, Michelle Rathman invited Ivy Love, Tiffany T., and Andrew Koricich to share their research, insights, and expertise on the critical role that rural-serving community colleges have in increasing bachelor's degree attainment and preparing graduates for well-paying jobs, especially in fields that are in high demand locally or regionally. Listen on your favorite podcast channel or here: bit.ly/3UeieQP Special thanks to our partners at Ascendium's Education Philanthropy.

Set your alarm because, like clockwork, we're dropping a new episode tomorrow! First, download this episode to learn about good jobs in small towns, the gaps in good-paying jobs for women, and the advocacy work to help ensure Black populations in the rural south are not automated out of opportunities. Subscribe. Download. Rate & Share! bit.ly/3UeieQP

"We know that the circumstances that made free labor, that wealth possible and that economic growth possible was absolutely horrendous, but where are we now, and what does Black labor and the Black Rural South look like now?" To find out the answer to this question, and how rural-serving post-secondary institutions are closing the education and job training gaps in the Black Rural South, listen to Michelle Rathman's insightful conversation with Kayla C. Elliott., Director of Workforce Policy at Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. #RuralImpact #Education #Equity #Jobs #Economy

Michelle Rathman welcomes Jeff Strohl Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce to discuss important research from CEW Georgetown Small Towns, Big Opportunities: Many Workers in Rural Areas Have Good Jobs, but These Areas Need Greater Investment in Education, Training, and Career Counseling report, and we KNOW you want to know the answer to the questions, what and where are the good jobs in #rural, and who is benefitting, and more importantly, who is being left out? It won't surprise you, but we hope it inspires industries to pay attention and focus on innovation and equity.