Prosper Lincoln News
Young entrepreneurs discover strengths at summer internship
Te’a Cushman, Northeast Rocket softball player and daughter of Rachelle Woodbury and Brent Cushman, wasn’t thinking about a career in business. Perhaps someday she’d go into law or medicine. So, when she took Gallup’s Builder Profile 10 (BP10) assessment in civics...
Partnerships Key to Restoring Malone Center
Clyde Malone Community Center has long been known for its after-school programming, primarily for Lincoln’s African American youth in the neighborhood between the University’s downtown campus and North 27th Street. The center’s new executive director, Kimberly Goins...
After-School Construction Club Introduces Students to Career Possibilities
Safety first! Then, a career! Thirteen Arnold Elementary students participated in an afterschool club at the Arnold Community Learning Center which provided hands-on activities that really connected the kids with on-the-job experiences in road construction. Students...
Duncan Aviation hosts career fair for refugees
Duncan Aviation recently hosted a career fair tailored for local refugees with legal status to work in the U.S. and by doing so, are stepping up to the Prosper Lincoln agenda focus on Employment Skills. Refugees are men and women who have escaped religious, ethnic or...
A mid-way progress report of Prosper Lincoln (2018)
Published 3-28-2018 The Prosper Lincoln team would like to thank you for stepping up to this important agenda. Our Developers are now past the half way mark on the 4-year strategic plan and now is a good time to provide you with an update on our progress. Here are a...
Gallup BP10 Assessment to Identify Future Builders from Lincoln Students
One of Prosper Lincoln’s strategic objectives related to the Innovation & Entrepreneurship focus area is to provide opportunities that will connect students to innovation. Thanks to the Future Builders Challenge, high school students in Lincoln can identify their...
Read Aloud Lincoln efforts encourage early childhood education
On behalf of the Prosper Lincoln community agenda, the Read Aloud Lincoln campaign has launched. Read Aloud Lincoln is a two-year initiative that includes a passionate group of partners who want to spread the word to parents and caregivers that 15 minutes of reading...
New research finds it hasn’t gotten easier for poor kids to catch up
The kindergarten-readiness gap between low-income and high-income students has not closed in a generation, even though parents are more involved than ever in their children’s education and state-funded pre-K, nutrition programs, and prenatal care are more accessible...
Leading the Way: A Guide for Business Engagement in Early Education
High-quality, affordable, and accessible childcare has a significant impact on the economic growth and competitiveness of our companies and country. Yet America is facing a childcare challenge that threatens the productivity and strength of the workforce of today — as...
Building partnerships with business to build a pipeline of qualified employees
Lincoln businesses now have a partner in helping them find the next great employee. Our local American Job Center (AJC) provider is ResCare Workforce Services, a national service provider dedicated to connecting talent to business. The AJC is building partnerships...