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UKG Announces Multimillion-Dollar Initiative to Help Close Gender Pay Gap and Promote Pay Equity

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Monday, December 6, 2021
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Through this campaign, we are committing several million dollars towards the work for meaningful and permanent change in the area of pay equity.

Key Points: 
  • Through this campaign, we are committing several million dollars towards the work for meaningful and permanent change in the area of pay equity.
  • The UKG Close the Gap Initiative will fund a number of critical programs, nonprofits, awareness building efforts, education, and research in support of pay equity, including:
    Close the Gap Commitment: To help close the wage gap, UKG is contributing $0.18 (the current gender wage gap) for every single employee paid each year via a UKG payroll solution toward the fight for pay equity.
  • In addition, UKG is launching a pay equity awareness campaign that will focus on building awareness of the gender wage gap through broadcast and digital media platforms.
  • Close the Gap Pledge: UKG invites all people to join the Close the Gap Pledge to fight inequality in the workplace.

IMSE Releases New Digital Products to Support K-5 Literacy Instruction and 6-12 Remediation

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Monday, November 22, 2021
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As of May 3, 2021, 46 percent of U.S. schools were still using hybrid instruction and 53 percent were fully open.

Key Points: 
  • As of May 3, 2021, 46 percent of U.S. schools were still using hybrid instruction and 53 percent were fully open.
  • All IMSE digital products can be used for students in the general education setting, intervention setting, or home-school setting.
  • IMSE Structured Literacy Professional Development trains educators to teach reading with programs based on the Science of Reading research that incorporates the best of Orton-Gillingham and all five pillars of literacy.
  • Then, using IMSE Structured Literacy Classroom Programs, students are taught how to read and write as well as why words are spelled a certain way.

IMSE Releases New Digital Products to Support K-5 Literacy Instruction and 6-12 Remediation

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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As of May 3, 2021, 46 percent of U.S. schools were still using hybrid instruction and 53 percent were fully open.

Key Points: 
  • As of May 3, 2021, 46 percent of U.S. schools were still using hybrid instruction and 53 percent were fully open.
  • All IMSE digital products can be used for students in the general education setting, intervention setting, or home-school setting.
  • IMSE Structured Literacy Professional Development trains educators to teach reading with programs based on the Science of Reading research that incorporates the best of Orton-Gillingham and all five pillars of literacy.
  • Then, using IMSE Structured Literacy Classroom Programs, students are taught how to read and write as well as why words are spelled a certain way.

Guardians Collective Announces $3.5 Million Seed Round to Connect Early Childhood Educators and Families with Young Children

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Thursday, November 4, 2021
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Founded in 2020, Guardians Collective is a messaging platform that connects parents of children ages 12 months to 4 years-old with early childhood educators to find information, help, and advice in a safe, anonymous setting.

Key Points: 
  • Founded in 2020, Guardians Collective is a messaging platform that connects parents of children ages 12 months to 4 years-old with early childhood educators to find information, help, and advice in a safe, anonymous setting.
  • "We created Guardians Collective for the simple reason that early childhood educators should be available and accessible to families even if they can't enroll their kids in formal day-cares," said Saurabh Kamalapurkar, founder and CEO of Guardians Collective.
  • The role of Guardians Collective is to remove barriers between families and resources so that hope can blossom."
  • For families, Guardians Collective provides a safe, judgment-free space to ask questions about childhood development from experts.

Siegel Family Endowment Funds Future of Work Research with New Grants

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

These grants will support research to inform how we account for the growing role of technology as we foster equitable pathways for upward mobility," said Katy Knight, Executive Director of Siegel Family Endowment.

Key Points: 
  • These grants will support research to inform how we account for the growing role of technology as we foster equitable pathways for upward mobility," said Katy Knight, Executive Director of Siegel Family Endowment.
  • In four grants, Siegel Family Endowment will support research projects that explore the future of work through a range of different lenses:
    A grant to the MIT Work of the Future initiative will help continue the work that was begun by the Work of the Future taskforce, by supporting new research about how the labor market can evolve as quickly as the technology market.
  • John Irons, Senior Vice President and Head of Research said, "Siegel Family Endowment is pleased to help enable these consequential research initiatives and grow this field of research.
  • Siegel Family Endowment was founded in 2011 by computer scientist and entrepreneur David M. Siegel, a co-founder of Two Sigma.

Convening of Interdisciplinary Group of Distinguished Experts Develops A Vision for What Our Society Should be a Generation From Now

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Tuesday, September 7, 2021
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The participants included: Wendy Ake, Othering & Belonging Institute, University of California, Berkeley (co-convener); Rev.

Key Points: 
  • The participants included: Wendy Ake, Othering & Belonging Institute, University of California, Berkeley (co-convener); Rev.
  • Two years ago, many elements of this vision would have seemed utopian.
  • This vision is offered as a North Star for dialogue on long term goals for social change among activists, philanthropists, and business and government leaders.
  • The Vision that Gisle and john had in bringing this vital and timely project to life is inspiring.

Former Georgia House of Representatives Minority Leader Stacey Abrams Added to TriNet PeopleForce Roster of Esteemed Speakers

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021
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In 2018, Abrams became the first Black woman in the U.S. to receive the gubernatorial nomination from a major political party.

Key Points: 
  • In 2018, Abrams became the first Black woman in the U.S. to receive the gubernatorial nomination from a major political party.
  • She served in the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017, and was minority leader from 2011 to 2017.
  • After 11 years in the Georgia House of Representatives, Abrams became the 2018 Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia in what was one of the most watched and closest elections of the year.
  • Occurring September 13-16, TriNet PeopleForce is a one-of-a-kind event taking place both virtually and in-person from New York City.

New Robin Hood Report: NYC's Child Care System In Dire Need Of Reform

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
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Lack of affordable child care also impacts New York City's economy with child care disruptions costing the City an estimated $1.28 billion annually because of work absences and turnover related to child care.

Key Points: 
  • Lack of affordable child care also impacts New York City's economy with child care disruptions costing the City an estimated $1.28 billion annually because of work absences and turnover related to child care.
  • Access to quality, affordable child care also has an impact on children's physical and mental well-being, preparedness for school and long-term economic mobility.
  • Without adequate federal support, New York City risks losing half of its already constrained child care supply, which will result in even greater disruptions.
  • "Every day, parents in New York City have to choose between going to work or taking care of their kids due to a lack of accessible and affordable child care options.