<p>When it comes to racial equity work, it’s important that we continue to unpack the narratives that have influenced our systems today so we can craft a better story for tomorrow. In this episode, host Kyle Hartung and his guests explore the theme of storytelling, how it informs the work of <a href="https://www.jff.org/what-we-do/impact-stories/building-equitable-pathways/">Building Equitable Pathways</a> and how data contributes to these narratives overall. As thoughtful leaders who have spent their careers thinking critically about these issues, Kyle’s guests Derek Niño, Associate Director at JFF, and Cate Swinburn, Co-Founder and President of YouthForce NOLA, share several key insights about the relationship between data and storytelling, centering people in our data practices, and shaping better equity solutions.&nbsp;&nbsp;Learn more about the resources referenced in this episode:<ul><li><a href="https://www.youthforcenola.org/">YouthForce NOLA</a></li><li>YouthForce NOLA’s <a href="https://www.youthforcenola.org/about-us-vision-mission">Founding Values</a></li><li>MHA Labs’s <a href="http://mhalabs.org/working-impact/">Working Impact</a></li><li><a href="https://www.jff.org/what-we-do/impact-stories/building-equitable-pathways/blog-series/centering-people-data-practices/">Centering People in Our Data Practices</a> by Derek Niño</li><li>Project Evident’s <a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/58d9ba1f20099e0a03a3891d/t/610022ea9aa7560407b1a260/1627398891171/Actionable+Evidence+Framework+-+July+2021.pdf"><em>Actionable Evidence Toward Equitable Outcomes</em></a></li></ul></p>

Moving the Needle: Change at the Nexus of Metrics and Process

It’s no secret that our nation’s education and workforce systems don’t work the way they should. As a result, there are deep and persistent inequities in how people access information, opportunity and the support that is critical to their economic and career advancement. In the Building Equitable Pathways Podcast by Jobs for the Future (JFF), host Kyle Hartung speaks with leaders from across the country working at the intersection of education, training and workforce development. Together, they discuss the work their organizations are doing to create equitable pathways systems so that more Black and Latinx youth and young people experiencing poverty succeed in college and their future careers. We hope you will learn with us as we seek to increase our individual and collective capacity to transform and center racial equity in our education and workforce development systems.