More on the subject of combating “brain drain.” This time: how to get your alumni back, at any stage of life. Action Items for Everyone: Hold awe inspiring alumni reunions. Cross the Year boundaries and combine all the classes. Do this more than once every millenia. (Waynoka does it every 5 years.) Pick one online […]
Archives for February 2006
Brain Drain Fighters #1: Actively Involve Young People in the Community
My post on boosting the number of people going to college contained a laundry list of suggestions for combating brain drain. The topic is important enough to deserve much more attention. So here is the first of hopefully several posts with some additional specific action items for you as a small biz person. Topic #1: […]
Innovation is the key
Mark Drabenstott, vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and director of the Center for the Study of Rural America, believes innovation is the key to the future for rural counties. The next great solution to the economy is sitting in a classroom right now. If you plant the seed early enough […]
Boosting the number of people going to college
Ed Morrison, over at the EDPro Weblog says: Boosting the percentage of adults with higher educational attainment is one of the most direct pathways to a higher income economy. In rural areas with declining population, we are used to additional education leading to more “brain drain.” We raise sharp kids, prep them, send them off […]