High Road Strategy Center in the News

We discuss the results of a new report on racial disparity in the Midwest, including barriers for black Wisconsinites in Milwaukee and beyond, and policy recommendations for improving things. Interview with Laura Dresser.   https://www.wpr.org/new-report-racial-disparity-wisconsin-and-midwest

UW-Whitewater PARTNERS IN COMMUNITY-BASED LEARNING: A COMMUNITY BREAKFAST n n Networking to Build Impact through Community-Based Learning Partnerships n “UniverCity:  A Brief Overview”  Gavin Luter, Managing Director, UniverCity Alliance nUniversity Center, Room 275A9:00-9:10  

Community Schools: An Equity Strategy for School Success Gavin Luter  n Session 3 Target  n Audience: Education Support Professionals, Aspiring Educators, Teachers, Community School Coordinators, Community Schools Program Support  n n The Community Schools model …

Westmoreland Coal Company’s spokesman said it wasn’t the company’s fault that those who spent their working lives mining coal for the company find themselves old and with neither pensions nor health insurance. He blames capitalism. …

New study maps how and why life is worse for African Americans in a dozen states, including Wisconsin.   Midwest racial gaps grow

‘Race in the Heartland,” written by Colin Gordon, is a joint project of Policy Matters Ohio, Iowa Policy Project, EARN and COWS, a nonprofit think-and-do tank, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, which promotes “high-road” solutions …

COWS report highlights racial disparities in employment, education.   COWS report highlights racial disparities in employment, education

African Americans lag behind white Americans in employment and educational outcomes nationally, but University of Iowa Professor Colin Gordon’s Race in the Heartland report argues that the gap between white and black Midwesterners is among the worst in …

Connecting cities to universities can be a complicated task. This roundtable with Joel Rogers will discuss one model of easily connecting universities and cities: a proven fixed-time partnership that links city-defined issues with courses at …

High-road policy and governance promotes shared prosperity, environmental sustainability, and efficient democratic government. Building high-road cities, metropolitan regions, and states is both good for citizens and a key way to move the national dialogue toward …