The Sunrise Movement — an effort of young people dedicated to stopping climate change and creating millions of good jobs in the process — is hiring! The organization helped launch the
Green New Deal into the national conversation, alongside leaders…
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We caught up with Shelia Balque, Program Manager of Education and Career Pathways at CD Tech, for a Q&A about recruitment. Shelia supports the students in Community Planning & Economic Development (ComPlan), the CLP program offered at Los Angeles Trade…
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Dawn Wilson-Clark, who is 47 years old, was clowning around one day (quite literally — she works as a professional clown) in Detroit’s Brightmoor neighborhood when she passed a for sale sign at a house that caught her eye. When…
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Many people predicted New York’s restaurant industry
would suffer a huge blow following the city’s decision to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour.
But
a new report by the National Employment Law Project and the New School’s Center…
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Andy Mott, founder, Senior Advisor and Board Member of Community Learning Partnership, has developed a
power point presentation titled, “Why Study Community Change?” to share with the broader CLP community.
The presentation is a helpful tool for explaining to students,…
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Felecia Bennett-Clark, a professor at Macomb Community College who teaches political science courses in the CLP-affiliated
Certificate in Community Leadership program, received the 2019 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) Excellence Award. The honor is given to recognize…
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Community Learning Partnership was featured in a recent issue of the “
Bringing Theory to Practice” newsletter, titled “Programs You Should Know About and Books You Should Read.”
In a section called, “learning from our friends,” the BTtoP newsletter…
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Nyeelah Rousseau, a senior at West Chester University, is the first to recognize her own privilege. “I attended a private high school,” she said. “And grew up with both parents in my house, and always had someone there for me.”…
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Classrooms are a great place to become inspired by and learn about efforts to change the world—but the streets are where this hard work actually happens.
For this reason, every program affiliated with the Community Learning Partnership (CLP) includes a…
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