Prosper Lincoln News
Fun for the Littlest Learners
Learning doesn’t start on the first day of Kindergarten, so why wait until then to start a child’s education? Families in the South of Downtown neighborhood had a chance to kick-start their preschool-aged children’s education at an Early Childhood Fair at Everett...
Parents Burning the Midnight (and Weekend) Oil
Written by: Brian Knop, Fertility and Family Statistics Created by: United States Census Bureau Of the 72.3 million children in the United States living with at least one of their parents, 43 percent (31.0 million) live with a parent who is working a nonstandard...
Site visits connect university students with innovative jobs
For the second time in 2017, Prosper Lincoln is working to reach its objectives to connect students to innovation and retain talent. A recent Reverse Pitch event was held at Nebraska Innovation Campus where more than 260 computer science and engineering students...
Early Childhood Community Conversation
Prosper Lincoln held an Early Childhood Comprehensive Health Community Visioning Session on November 2, 2017 to look for ways to ensure children are healthy and Kindergarten-ready. Read the compilation of results from the conversation here.
United Way to Fund Workforce Development
The Prosper Lincoln focus area of Employment Skills has the goal of ensuring access to training and support for skilled in-demand jobs. United Way of Lincoln/Lancaster County also understands that having a good job is a key to helping a family out of poverty. The...
Top careers available in Lincoln, without degree
The unemployment rate in Lincoln is one of the lowest in the nation. But we are challenged by a lack of available skilled talent that companies need to grow and thrive. At the same time, families are living in poverty while working multiple part-time jobs and jumping...
The Preschool to Prison Pipeline
Preschoolers are suspended from school at an alarming rate. And that is the start of the preschool to prison pipeline. High quality early childhood education is key.
Reverse Pitch: Bringing Tech Careers to the Students
At any given point, more than 200 software, computer science and tech jobs are open in Lincoln. If the innovation/entrepreneurial ecosystem is to grow, the city needs to attract talent - a challenge facing cities all across the country. So how do we recruit...
Bump in U.S. Incomes Doesn’t Erase 50 Years of Pain
Incomes are up. Poverty is down. And job openings have hit a record high. But if the economy is so wonderful, why are so many Americans still feeling left behind? The disconnect between positive statistics and people’s day-to-day lives is one of the great economic and...
Preschool’s hidden value may be in combating poverty
It’s been hard to prove that attending preschool makes a difference for kids, academically. Many research studies have found that children who didn’t go to preschool catch up to those who did in just a few years. By third grade, there’s often no difference in math and...