Earlier this month, GPL Director Jeff Liebman led a lively conversation about improving early childhood outcomes at a panel for Results for America’s Economic Mobility Summit in Washington, DC. The panel featured former GPL government partner Christian Soura...

The GPL held our annual summer convening for 3 days in late June 2019, welcoming a cohort of new fellows and training both new and existing staff. Our summer training is designed to prepare our team members to be embedded in state and local governments, helping jurisdictions design, implement, and sustain engagements.

As the backbone of the Lab’s model for providing assistance to governments, our frontline team members advance key reforms, including carrying out rigorous data analysis, identifying high-impact areas for systems re-engineering, implementing pilot projects to...

Alyssa Alvarado is the program director for Real Jobs Rhode Island, Rhode Island’s demand-driven workforce and economic development initiative. She spoke with the GPL about implementing active contract management to achieve better outcomes for both employers and clients.

This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

What is your vision for the Real Jobs Rhode Island program?

Alyssa Alvarado: Real Jobs Rhode Island is a program that aggregates industry demand and then uses...

Jean Dean is the production manager for Northwest Woolen Mills, The Brickle Group, a textiles manufacturer. She spoke with the GPL about her work with Real Jobs, Rhode Island’s workforce development program.

This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

What are some of the main challenges that small- and medium-sized manufacturers face?

Jean Dean: When you’re dealing with manufacturing, we have staffing that has a lot of turnover because our production goes up and down. We deal a lot with...