Cell-Ed Works wins the $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge with mobile-first solution
April 19th, 2019 | News
Cell-Ed Works was a chosen winner of the $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge for presenting an end-to-end mobile solution that will provide skill building, career coaching and job placement services for low-income workers. Cell-Ed Works is a mobile-first collaboration between the EdTech Center @ World Education, Cell-Ed, WorkBay, and Wizenoze, and shares the challenge award with the Economic Mobility Exchange (EMPath).
The $1 Billion Wage Gain Challenge received more than 90 entries that presented ideas to raise the annual wages of at least 100,000 workers by the end of 2021 for a total impact of $1 billion.
So thrilled the #edtech center @WorldEd was part of @Cell_Ed Works winning team with @WorkBay for the $1 billion wage gain challenge led by @jfftweets. And congrats to all 7 finalists working towards good jobs for all. pic.twitter.com/oEXP3Nth0I— Alison Ascher Webber (@aawebber) April 9, 2019
The challenge was supported by JFF, a national nonprofit that drives transformation in the American workforce and education systems, and Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative that advances society through technology and promotes shared prosperity.
The team of Cell-Ed, World Education, and WorkBay presented their winning solution alongside six other finalists at the ASU GSV X Summit, an international conference focused on education, workforce, and technology.
For more on the $1 Billion Wage Gain Competition and Cell-Ed Works, read the full press release from Cell-Ed.
