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Dave Clayton is senior vice president of research at Strada Education Foundation.
Clayton leads a research team that conducts primary and secondary research to learn what students need so that educators, policymakers, employers, innovators, funders, and others can all share in the success of students well beyond completion of their credentials and degrees. Their work pays special attention to strengthening connections between education and the workforce.
Through large-scale surveys, qualitative studies, and programmatic evaluations, Clayton and his team work to identify effective practices that help all individuals fulfill their personal and professional aspirations.
With expertise in psychology, market research, branding, and social impact marketing, Clayton has broad and deep experience in bridging research into action on many of our society’s most pressing needs — education, health, financial inclusion — and how to engage all stakeholders in pursuing shared solutions at global, national, local, and personal levels.
Clayton previously served as vice president with the global survey research firm Wirthlin Worldwide/Harris Interactive, and later as executive vice president of the social impact marketing organization Neimand Collaborative.
Clayton earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Amid all of this disruption, the number of U.S. workers leaving or changing their jobs sharply increased. Known variously as the Great Resignation, Reshuffle, or Realignment, the trend has been cast in the cultural imagination as a collective desire on the part of the American workforce for more rewarding or meaningful work.
Spring 2022 enrollment numbers from the National Student Clearinghouse reveal a fifth straight semester of enrollment declines, with more than 1 million fewer students enrolled compared to spring 2020
Two centuries after the first historically Black colleges and universities were founded, the 101 accredited HBCUs in operation today continue to deliver on their legacy of expanding educational opportunity for Black students that leads to successful and fulfilling lives.
The baccalaureate degree remains the surest path to economic mobility, employment stability, and a host of associated social benefits.
When the COVID-19 pandemic upended our economy, sending millions of Americans to the unemployment lines, it was natural to anticipate an influx of displaced workers as newly enrolled students. That is the historical pattern: when economic downturns threaten the stability of workers’ lives, they turn to higher education’s promise of advancing careers and increasing wages.
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted lives, work, and education. Consumer Insights is surveying Americans to share key findings on how people are coping, responding, and planning for the future.
What do Americans value in their education? We haven’t really known, because too often learners have been absent from the conversation.
Prior research has shown that the skills and knowledge veterans gain in the U.S. military are often under-recognized and undervalued by civilian employers.
The number of job openings in the United States now surpasses the number of people available and qualified to fill them.
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Highlights of key speakers from the ASU + GSV conference in San Diego. The conference consists of educators and business leaders promoting the launch of the Strada Institute for the Future of Work.