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 | 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...
by kcrising | Nov 26, 2020 | Kansas City, Resources
Kansas City Innovation District Study Innovation districts are campuses that seek to bring together entrepreneurs, education institutions, students and corporations to spark unique collaborations that result in economic activity. Identified as a needed initiative by...
by kcrising | Nov 26, 2020 | Industry, Resources
Talent-to-Industry Exchange (TIE) The Talent-to-Industry Exchange (TIE) concept was introduced in 2016 as a KC Rising strategy to improve the labor supply in key industry sectors, growing the human capital necessary to attract and retain companies in the Kansas City...
by kcrising | Nov 26, 2020 | Prosperity, Resources
Prosperity at a Crossroads This research study conducted by Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and Mid America Regional Council (MARC) was the source material for the creation of KC Rising in 2015. The report’s conclusions were galvanizing: the Kansas City region...
