Amanda Holloway | Team Profile

Amanda Holloway serves as the Research Project Manager, where she oversees various research initiatives and supports student engagement.

Her commitment to educational equity has been a constant theme throughout her career. For five years, she taught elementary and middle school math at Metro Nashville Public Schools. Most recently, she worked on the Partnerships Team at DC Public Schools through the Education Pioneers Fellowship program.

Amanda earned her BA degree in Government from Georgetown University and an M.Ed. in elementary education from Vanderbilt University, and is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California, studying education policy and reform.

Skills-Navigating Opportunity: Career Information and Mobility in Low-Wage Employment | The Project on Workforce

This report outlines our early insights into how low-wage earners are navigating a labor market driven by accelerated technological transformation—and the challenges they face in accessing quality job opportunities. A majority of low-wage earners are satisfied with their jobs and confident in their skills, yet many struggle to identify ideal career paths or see their current jobs as steps toward those goals. Career information often comes from personal networks, especially among those with less formal education, though teachers, counselors, and employers remain underutilized despite their helpfulness. Time constraints and information gaps hinder career exploration, and fewer than half of workers can identify employers in their desired field. Use of generative AI for career guidance remains minimal, with only 4.3% reporting recent engagement.