Rebuilding Our Local Economies with Hope through Children’s Savings Accounts
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As local leaders, we are responding to the impact of COVID-19 in our communities every day while also working to rebuild and rethink our local economies. Local leaders across the country have been tasked with rethinking the business sectors that operate in our towns in ways that we might not have before. As we are forced to become more forward-thinking and adapt to the realities of a recovering COVID economy, it is crucial that we do not leave the next generation behind in the process.
Many of my neighboring cities in towns in South Carolina have been grappling with a workforce talent deficit, even before the pandemic. According to research from MDC, South Carolina has more residents who were born outside of the state than those born within that have a bachelor’s or advanced degree. This means that our youth are missing out on opportunities to deliver solutions in a global economy and the jobs that can help them sustain a family. As a lifelong educator, I believe that our youth should have the opportunity to advance in the life that they want and as a local leader that I can have a hand in shaping that future.