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Rob Grimmett

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Digital marketing @jfftweets, leading accelerator of U.S. workforce & educational systems to ensure economic advancement for all. Proud dad, opinions my own

 Boston, MA
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Joined April 2011
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Good morning🌞 Get ready to dive back into inspiring sessions, engaging discussions, and limitless possibilities. Let's make today even more remarkable than yesterday! Join us at jfflink.org/43Yz4F8. #Day2 #JFFHorizons
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The #CatalyzeChallenge announced its second round of winners this week. Winners come from across the country and are united around one shared value: helping young people thrive. jfflink.org/3Bh4km6
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@CNN14 Sep 2022
Authorities are investigating after 1 person suffered minor injuries when a package detonated at Northeastern University in Boston, the school says. cnn.it/3qDb8pq
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#RegisteredApprenticeship is a promising pathway to well-paid work but isn’t working for everyone, especially younger apprentices who identify as female/people of color. JFF recently analyzed a decade of data from @USDOL database to see what it tells us: jfflink.org/3euC2Ns
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It’s time to stop tinkering and radically restructure grades 11 through 14—the last two years of high school and the first two years of college. 🚀 Here’s why: jfflink.org/3AXfTzW #JFF #WkDev #HigherEd

The Big Blur: An Argument for Erasing the Boundaries Between High School, College, and Careers —and...

An argument for a restructured grades 11-14 system, neither high school nor college, that prepares young people for postsecondary success and careers.

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Does your company rely on 4-year degrees for candidate quality assurance? A growing number of employers embrace #skillsbasedhiring in theory — but in practice, it's a bit murkier. Download our free resource, in collaboration with @ASA_Impact for more: jfflink.org/3OZct3v
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It’s time to stop tinkering and radically restructure grades 11 through 14—the last two years of high school and the first two years of college. 🚀 Here’s why: jfflink.org/3xkWeIy #JFF #WkDev #HigherEd
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Join JFF and speakers from across the #workforce system for Thursday's @whitehouse Talent Pipeline Challenge webinar. You don’t want to miss this webinar! Learn more and register today: eventbrite.com/e/white-house… #WkDev
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You're invited to JFF's webinar on the @WhiteHouse's Talent Pipeline Challenge on Thurs. 8/4! Register & learn how your org can join the Challenge and help diversify #workforce development in electrification, construction, and broadband. #wkdev jfflink.org/3Bo6aTR
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JFF CEO Maria Flynn is on The Skills Gap panel this Thursday at the 2022 @ReaganInstitute Summit on Education #RISE2022! RISE takes place on July 27-28 and features leaders & key stakeholders in the #education community. Register now: jfflink.org/3BgqJ4P
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@Britebound7 Jul 2022
The "Big Blur" aims to seamlessly blend #education with the workforce, from #K12 to higher ed. This piece from @HechingerReport, featuring insights from our partner org @JFFtweets, highlights what this could mean: hechingerreport.org/blurring…
Blurring the lines between education and workforce

Blurring the lines between education and workforce

A proposition to ‘blur’ the boundaries between K-12, higher ed and the workforce industry

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To learn more about ETF@JFFLabs’ work and impact to-date, read our full 2021 Impact Report – released at #JFFHorizons! jff.org/etfimpact
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Join JFF's CEO @MariaKFlynn at the @ReaganInstitute #CCEO 2022 Reagan Institute Summit on #Education #RISE2022 where she will be speaking w/ industry leaders for a convo about “The #SkillsGap” on July 28 at 9:40 AM ET. Register to watch live online: jfflink.org/3IBGGnO #WKDev
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Maria Flynn@MariaKFlynn24 Jun 2022
Future of Learning: Blurring the lines between education and workforce: mailchi.mp/hechingerreport.o… @jfftweets @JoelVargasJFF
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Given the right opportunity, ppl from disadvantaged backgrounds may be able to climb the economic ladder & win a competitive income "but they can't go back in time" to address the causes of systemic inequality, says @hmcghee. Read more about #JFFHorizons. jfflink.org/3xIRn2L
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Formerly incarcerated @Nike executive Larry Miller has been key to the success the company’s Jordan Brand despite multiple systemic barriers to #Reentry. Promoting #FairChanceHiring is good for both returning citizens and employers, says @checkr’s Ken Oliver.
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15 million… That’s how many people ETF@JFFLabs had a positive impact on last year. Learn more about the fund and its portfolio companies in the new ETF Impact Report. #ImpactInvesting #JFFHorizons jfflink.org/3MtL9cp
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Great lunch panel at #JFFHorizons - one gem from Muriel at @anthillhelps “Design things for the most marginalized learner or worker first and everyone else will be fine.” 💎💎💎 #Entrepreneurship #SkillsBasedHiring #workforce – at New Orleans, LA
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TY @CarmelMMartin for advancing #workforcedevelopment efforts in collaboration with @USDOL @usedgov @WhiteHouse and other federal departments. #JFFhorizons @jfftweets #equity #Reentry #skillsbasedhiring #BuildBackBetter @JoelVargasJFF
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