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"We have to be explicit that a functioning democracy leads to economic mobility and opportunity. How do you defend democracy while also improving it, by fixing democracy and strengthening opportunity?" -@SallyKohn #ConveneC2C

"The persistence of extreme inequality and lack of economic mobility degrades democracy. How do we improve economic mobility and shore up democracy? A lot of you are already doing it." -@SallyKohn #ConveneC2C

Up next: A Timely Call To Action on Economic Mobility! We are excited to have Sally Kohn, a nationally recognized television commentator, writer and executive presence coach as our closing keynote. Are you ready to be energized? #ConveneC2C

📸 @HumphriesKhari, Deputy Mayor of Education & Youth for @chicago, and AIR's @DebMoroney, Christina Yancey and @terrisross joined @StriveTogether's 2025 Cradle to Career convening to discuss how place-based partnerships can expand opportunity for young people and communities.

"How do we bake this in to the system? How do we work differently together? We use the term 'scale,' but the end goal is really systems transformation." - @JohnGarciaIII, executive director of the Pathways Impact Fund at StriveTogether #ConveneC2C

"If we can be a part of completely reimagining the way young people are supported into their transition to adulthood, that is so worth it." - @OneGoalMelissa, CEO of @OneGoalGraduate #ConveneC2C

We’re heading into our morning plenary, From Classroom to Career: Creating Pathways to Economic Mobility! We'll be joined by @OneGoalMelissa, @PHerdmanRodel, @JohnGarciaIII and Bill Tucker. Let's talk pathways! #ConveneC2C

🏆 Celebrating @medasf for earning the Nancy Zimpher Courage in Leadership Award! From expanding early education to launching new college and career pathways, MEDA shows courage by taking bold risks, scaling innovation and shifting systems. #ConveneC2C hubs.li/Q03JWFMT0

"Over half of high school juniors say they think about their future every day. But most of them say they’ve had less than 5 conversations with an adult about what’s next. […] They’re not getting the support they need." - @OneGoalMelissa, CEO of @OneGoalGraduate #ConveneC2C

“This is not just about preparing people for the next job. It’s about working with them as humans, to be more connected to the world.” - @PHerdmanRodel, president and CEO of Rodel #ConveneC2C

"Students are looking for a sense of purpose. They want to find connection in their work — connection to their communities and to who they work with.” - @JohnGarciaIII, executive director of the Pathways Impact Fund at StriveTogether #ConveneC2C

“We are architects of the future, designing a stronger, more caring democracy.” - Richard Raya, StriveTogether board member and CEO of @marinpromise #ConveneC2C

🌟 Final day of the 2025 #CradleToCareer Network Convening! We’ve got one more day of powerful workshops, networking and inspiring plenaries to send us forward. Let’s finish strong! #ConveneC2C

Harnessing Collective superpowers: Adaptive Leadership and Intergenerational Governance brought to you by @KentConnect and @BMoresPromise! #ConveneC2C

“Having the power of the purse can really bring together community around a common issue or pain point. Miami leveraged it to say what are the emerging technology needs that can drive career pathways into good jobs?” – Terri-Ann Brown #ConveneC2C

“The role of a mayor is to be a partner with the quarterback, to be a convener, and use the mayoral authority to lend authority to the quarterback so we can bring the systems together.” – @GoldsmithOnGov

"It is not just workforce development – this is human development. People are not cogs of a wheel […] and if we ever lose sight of that we’re really going to fall short on what we could have accomplished working together." @LtGovColeman #ConveneC2C

"This is not controversial, this is about building an economy that will propel Kentucky into the future." — @LtGovColeman on receiving bipartisan support on workforce initiatives in Kentucky

“The strength of our workforce is intertwined with the strength of the community.” — Angela Williams, president and CEO of @UnitedWay

🏆 Congrats to Janell Decker of @RacineUnified for earning the Cheryl Broadnax Award! Since 2017, she’s embedded continuous improvement across the district, boosting student success with tools like the Early Literacy Data Dashboard. #ConveneC2C hubs.li/Q03JMGv90