Addressing Permanent Job Loss, Lessons f rom Taiwan’s COVID-19 Response, and More

September 21, 2020

COVID-19 has hit manufacturing and hospitality industries especially hard, with the young, the less educated, and workers of color bearing the brunt of job losses—jobs that will not be coming back. John Austin and Brad Hershbein lay out steps that America’s local leaders can take to ameliorate the damage and accelerate recovery in their communities.

The seeds of Taiwan’s success in battling COVID-19 were sown long before the crisis hit. Rorry Daniels explains how the country’s substantial and innovative measures to address disinformation and provide transparency on policy decisions positioned it to effectively tackle the coronavirus.

“Nearly 60 years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, the inability to get online is disproportionately creating unequal conditions for students from across the U.S. who will experience educational setbacks in their preparedness for the future of industries.” Nicol Turner Lee outlines specific measures communities and schools can take to bridge the digital divide facing students.

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