#Fix Young America: How to Rebuild Our Economy and Put Young Americans Back To Work (for Good) [Paperback]

Our government is being strangled by partisan politics, youth employment is at a 60-year low, and student loan debt has surpassed $1 trillion—and yet young Americans are starting businesses in record numbers, all over the United States. If we want Millennials (and future generations) to survive and thrive in the new economy, then we need to funnel this entrepreneurial energy into something positive, or risk turning the Millennial generation into a lost generation. The solutions in this book represent the beginning of an important conversation about how to support and foster the real leaders of tomorrow.

From policy ideas and educational programs, to private sector solutions and philanthropic activities, #FixYoungAmerica provides best practices and tangible solutions for solving the epidemic of youth unemployment—straight from the individuals and organizations that are already in the trenches, working to rebuild an entrepreneurial America right now.Introduction –Scott Gerber
Part One: Rethinking Education and Work
K-12 Education
What I Learned from Richard Branson’s Mother about Parenting –Mary C. Mazzio
Closing the Gap: How to Infuse Entrepreneurial Thinking throughout K-12 Education –
Jack E. Kosakowski
Education at Works: ree Essential Factors to Build Bridges for Tomorrow’s Young Entrepreneurs –Jean M. Buckley
Teachers Do Make a Diff erence: Overcoming Barriers to Teaching Entrepreneurship –Dr. Cathy Ashmore

Higher Education
How Our Community Colleges Are Creating
New Jobs Nationwide – Heather Van Sickle
Learning Entrepreneurship Means Living Entrepreneurially: An Action-Based Approach to Teaching Entrepreneurship at Colleges and Universities –Leonard A. Schlesinger
How to Graduate More High-Growth Entrepreneurs –Doug Mellinger
Reinventing Career Exploration and Counseling –Jennifer Kushell
The Glorious End of Higher Education’slÓ'