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A Tale of Two Cities

Mar 30, 2007
  • Community and Economic Development
  • Education and Literacy
  • Employment and Labor

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Published in March 2007 by the Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board, A Tale of Two Cities is a report portraying Philadelphia's human capital challenge as latent economic opportunity. The research highlights the economic potential that investing in the education of Philadelphia's people can yield, both for the individual and the community as a whole. The publication is intentionally designed to be readable and accessible to all Philadelphia citizens -- thought leaders, community members, public officials, and business owners. In everyday language, it identifies the connection between the undereducation of the city's workforce and Philadelphia's economic problems, high levels of unemployment and poverty, social dislocation, tax challenges, and safety concerns; concerns that all Philadelphians understand and have a stake in addressing.

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Published By

  • Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board

Funded By

  • John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Citizens Bank Foundation
  • Comcast Foundation
  • Community College of Philadelphia
  • Delaware Valley Healthcare Council
  • Independence Blue Cross
  • Radian
  • Rohm and Haas
  • Sunoco
  • United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania

Copyright

  • Copyright 2007 Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board. All rights reserved.

Document Type

  • Issue/Policy Brief
  • Text

Language

  • English

Geography

  • North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia County / Philadelphia
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Title: A Tale of Two Cities
Publication date 2007-03-30
Publication Year 2007
Copyright holder(s) Philadelphia Workforce Investment Board
Geographical Focus North America / United States (Northeastern) / Pennsylvania / Philadelphia County / Philadelphia
Keywords workforce , workforce investment , wage base , INVESTMENT BOARD , educational attainment
Document type Issue/Policy Brief , Text
Language English
URL: https://birdsandbees.issuelab.org/resource/a-tale-of-two-cities.html
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