As identified in the Workforce Innovation for a Strong Economy (WISE) Plan, one of the big issues that our community is facing with regard to available workforce is the lack of available childcare for potential employees. This is a larger issue for the community than just its impact on workforce, because early childhood development is […]
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La Crosse County has been struggling with childcare accessibility for its residents due to lack of viable options. The past two decades have seen significant decreases in the amount of regulated childcare businesses. In 1998, there were over 450 regulated childcare businesses in existence in La Crosse County. By 2019, the number of regulated childcare […]
At the request of La Crosse County, we completed a benefit-cost analysis of three potential alternatives to current policy to increase the availability and affordability of child care. Two of these alternatives involve creating new employer-sponsored child care facilities and one entails a wage subsidy for child care providers. Ultimately, on average, none of the […]
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Our goal for this report is to assist the Brown County Library in strategic planning. The original questions posed by Brown County Library director Sarah Sugden were: • What measurement and assessment tools accurately measure outreach services? • What role does library programming (virtual and in-person) play in supporting community learning? Will this change? • […]
Adams County Health and Human Services Department is a department of Adams County providing universal health protection for all the members of Adams County, as well as providing essential human services, providing resources to families. Relating to our project, the HHS specifically monitors child abuse and neglect, foster care, and most importantly acts as a […]
Adams Friendship School District (AFSD) is looking to improve their career exploration program. Some of the main challenges faced within their current program include lack of student and teacher buy-in and lack of student exposure to diverse career options, due to their geographic location in a rural area in central Wisconsin. Both the middle and […]
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This report details an activity about lake ecosystems for children ages 7 and up provided by the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies CESP. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 […]
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The partnership was initiated by the El Paso Community partners. After conducting a needs assessment that included findings that there were few registered Hispanic architects in El Paso, El Paso American Institute of Architects (AIA) Chapter and community partners approached universities for collaboration. Dr. Valerie Paton represented Texas Tech’s Provost’s Office in early articulation agreements […]
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This report details the Fall 2020 process improvement project aimed at increasing teacher retention at Adams-Friendship Area School District (AFASD). UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 […]
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The accountability report card used by Wisconsin DPI ensures that children from disadvantaged backgrounds still recieve the same opprotunities and extra assistance that they require to gain the same education that nondisadvantaged groups recieve. Basically make school equitable. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 […]
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