From Albany State University (Albany, Georgia), a May 3, 2022 Report from a "Youth and Opportunity" Forum (on Webex)

This report, from Veronica Adams-Cooper, PhD, Albany State University professor, and National Issues Forums (NIF) moderator is about a forum held on May 3, 2022 at Albany State University (on Webex) in Albany, Georgia, on the topic of "Youth and Opportunity." Forum participants used the National Issues Forums Institute (NIFI) issue guide titled Youth and Opportunity: What Should We Do for Future Generations to Thrive?

America's Job One: How a Deliberative Public Talks about the Economy

In the last four decades, the US has weathered recessions and enjoyed periods of growth and improvements in living standards. In good times and bad, “jobs and the economy” typically ranks at or near the top of the country’s most important issues. There is little disagreement about the goals: growth and prosperity, good jobs, fair wages, and an equal shot for everyone. But there are sharp divisions on how to achieve these goals.

Enduring Values, Changing Concerns: A Retrospective Analysis of NIF Forums on Jobs and the Economy from 1982 to 2020

Since its founding, the National Issues Forums (NIF) has revisited the issue of jobs and the economy on nine separate occasions, ranging from its inaugu- ral year in 1982 to its most recent forums in 2020. In this analysis, we have reviewed reports from those forums to understand how the nature of public discussion has evolved over almost four decades.

Four main themes have emerged from the review:

Enduring values
Changing concerns
Underlying causes
Policies

A Nation in Debt - Moderator's Guide to Forums (Downloadable Word Document)

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Youth and Opportunity - PowerPoint Slides for Zoom (Downloadable PowerPoint)

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Youth and Opportunity - Moderator's Guide to Forums (Downloadable Word Document)

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Youth and Opportunity - Post-Forum Questionnaire (Downloadable PDF)

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Youth and Opportunity - Issue Advisory (Downloadable PDF)

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A year beleaguered by crises, 2020 has left many Americans concerned about what lies ahead for future generations. This advisory is designed to help people deliberate together about what we should do to ensure that future generations can succeed in a greatly changed world.

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Youth and Opportunity - Issue Guide (Downloadable PDF)

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Fixing the Health-Care System: What People See—and What They’re Willing to Do—After Deliberating

THIS REPORT—PREPARED AT A TIME when the difficulty of achieving a broad consensus about what should be done about health- care reform is once again at center stage—is a summary of insights from hundreds of community forums convened over the course of almost four decades by the network of the National Issues Forums.

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