by kcrising | Apr 8, 2021 | Resources
In 2016, KC Rising released the Common Sector Competencies report, clarifying the skills valued by employers to help teachers and school districts align teaching and learning with the demands of the workplace. Many schools embraced the Common Sector Competencies, and...
by kcrising | Mar 23, 2021 | Economic Recovery
The current economic crisis has affected everyone. However, there has been uneven or disparate impact where some populations have been harder hit: Latinos were hardest hit by the economic shutdown initially, then saw the quickest improvement. Though this has stalled....
by kcrising | Mar 23, 2021 | Economic Recovery
From 2015-2019, the cumulative job-creating impact of small business was roughly 75,000 jobs, accounting for 57 percent of all new jobs and about 7 percent of the total employment in the Kansas City metro area. The unemployment rate was just over 3 percent in December...
by kcrising | Nov 26, 2020 | COVID-19, Resources
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Kansas City Metropolitan Economy The KC Rising Data and Analytics Resource Team has produced a forecast of the KC regional economy in wake of COVID-19 using Moody’s Analytic Download the March forecast » Download the April...
by kcrising | Nov 26, 2020 | Kansas City, Resources
Experiential Learning Landscape Analysis This report was commissioned by the KC Chamber, Civic Council, Mid-America Regional Council, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and KC Rising in order to understand experiential learning opportunities in the Kansas City metro...
