I saw this article by Roger Stone which makes a series of irresponsible accusations about two organizations that I know well.  The article confuses two very different groups and contends that Laureate Education received millions from the State Department. This specific claim is untrue, Laureate has never received money from the U.S. Government, but the entire article is …

Continue reading International Youth Foundation and Laureate Education Solve Important Global Problems

Many developing countries face large and growing youth bulges, and with youth unemployment rates prevailing at twice that of the general workforce, there is a pressing need for new job creation. Across the world, 600 million youth will be competing for 200 million jobs in the next decade, and this “demographic time bomb” is not only …

Continue reading Franchising And Micro-franchising: An Underused Tool For Underserved Populations