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JFF VP Michael Collins in “We Can’t Educate Our Way to Racial Economic Equity”
August 20, 2021
For all their virtues, the U.S. postsecondary education and workforce training systems play a role in exacerbating occupational segregation.
JFF VP Michael Collins in “We Can’t Educate Our Way to Racial Economic Equity”
In an opinion column he wrote for Bloomberg, JFF Vice President Michael Collins argued that “Our educational institutions must do more to disrupt occupational segregation by not just increasing access, but also focusing on the success of Black learners and workers in education and training pathways associated with high wages—particularly those that provide entry into careers in the digital economy.”
He outlined the problem in stark terms: “Even with education and training, Black workers earn less than White workers across nearly all education levels,” he wrote, later adding, “We must acknowledge that, for all their virtues, the U.S. postsecondary education and workforce training systems play a role in exacerbating occupational segregation.”
The column appeared on various Bloomberg news sites and was also published by the Washington Post.
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