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0000017a-15d9-d736-a57f-17ff8c810000It’s been five years since "The Great Recession" and NHPR is looking back, looking ahead, and, most of all, looking at right now.In this week-long series, we’ll explore how we work in a changed economic landscape: What work means to Granite Staters these days, and the forces that may shape N.H.’s economic future.________Series made possible with support from:0000017a-15d9-d736-a57f-17ff8c810001

Younger Granite Staters And Workforce Preparation

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We continue our series, 'How We Work: Five Years Later,' with a look at younger Granite Staters and how they’re prepared for the workforce.  We’ll examine how we educate students, from high school to college, and how that’s changed since the recession.

GUESTS:

  • Ross Gittell – chancellor of New Hampshire's Community College System and forecast manager of the New England Economic Partnership
  • Krystal Hicks – Associate Director of Career Support and Employer Outreach the UNH Career Center

CALLOUTS:

  • Rhonda Hanaway –director of Greater Meredith’s Career Partnership Program, based at  Inter-Lakes High School
  • Bob Baines – Director of STEAM Ahead New Hampshire, an initiative planned for Manchester West High School. Baines was a longtime principal at West High School and also a former mayor of Manchester
Laura is well known in New Hampshire for her in-depth coverage of important issues and is widely regarded for her interviews with presidential hopefuls. Laura is a graduate of Keene High School in New Hampshire. Prior to hosting The Exchange, Laura worked in public radio in Washington, D.C. as a local reporter and announcer for WAMU and as a newscaster for NPR. Before her radio career, she was a researcher for USA Today's "Money" section, and a research assistant at the Institute for International Economics. Laura occasionally guest hosts national programs such as The Diane Rehm Show and Here and Now. In 2007 Laura was named New Hampshire Broadcaster of the Year by the New Hampshire Association of Broadcasters.
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