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To gain a better understanding of the post-secondary education needs in each state, we – together with CLASP – developed profiles of adult workers in every state who are in need of better skills and wages. Click here to learn more about your state.
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, C., and W. S. Manufacturing Better Opportunity & A Stronger Economy. COWS, 2013.
The reinvigoration of manufacturing presents Milwaukee with a real opportunity. And the manufacturing opportunity could provide an answer to some of the city’s most ruinous problems, especially the economic isolation of the central city population. Manufacturing Better Opportunity & A Stronger Economy provides key data on manufacturing in Milwaukee and the problems which the central city community confronts. Additionally, it discusses the work that the Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/BIG STEP has done and will continue doing in order to build a stronger bridge from community to manufacturers throughout the region.
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Dresser, L., J. Rogers, and S. White. Greener Reality: Jobs, Skills, and Equity in a Cleaner U.S. Economy. COWS, 2012.
Greener Reality takes stock of the green economy, looking at what works (and doesn’t) in related skill and credentialing initiatives and placing them in a broader context of human capital development, community resilience, and climate change. Defining equity, sustainability, and greater democratization as critical elements of a truly greener future, the paper considers the practical and political challenges to achieving these in the United States. This report builds on our earlier work in Greener Pathways and Greener Skills. Documents include Full Report and Executive Summary.
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DocumentDresser, L., and J. Rogers. “Wisconsin One Year Later: What Happened, What Is Happening, and What It Means for Progressives”. Social Policy , Vol. 1, 2012, pp. 4-11.
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DocumentRogers, J. “Productive Democracy”. Renewing Democratic Deliberation in Europe, The Challenge of Social and Civil Dialogue, Peter Lang, 2012, pp. 71-92.
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This report summarizes some of the major changes included in the 2011-2013 Wisconsin budget affecting jobs, job quality, and economic development, along with a few other Governor Scott Walker initiatives.
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,. The Wisconsin Values Budget for Better Choices for Wisconsin. COWS, 2011.
The Wisconsin Values Budget is a balanced approach to our fiscal challenges that demonstrates Governor Scott Walker’s choices are not necessary choices. Through sacrifice that is fairly shared, and by building on Wisconsin’s history of progressive innovation, we can maintain and further improve public structures that work for everyone. The Wisconsin Values Budget, unlike the governor’s “cuts only” approach, begins again to truly share the burden of creating a dynamic and prosperous economy that promotes opportunity, security, and freedom for all Wisconsinites.
Lead Sponsors: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families, Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Institute for Wisconsin’s Future, COWS.
Documents include long version (4 page) or short version (1 page) describing this alternative budget plan.
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DocumentRogers, J., and S. Bernstein. “Infrastructure Investment”. Big Ideas for Job Creation: A Policy Briefing Highlighting Job Creating Initiatives , University of California Berkeley and Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2011, pp. 13-15.
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DocumentRogers, J., S. Rhodes-Conway, and S. White. Retrofitting Institutions. University of California Berkeley and Annie E. Casey Foundation, 2011, pp. 18-19.