What's to be Done About Brain Drain?

Brain drain is a worldwide concern for communities of all sizes, it attracts the interest of governments as they craft immigration and education policy, it likewise attracts attention from community businesses, schools, chambers of commerce, and concerned citizens.  A pool of well-educated labor is seen as a major incentive for businesses seeking to relocate, it also bodes well for new business start-ups and other entrepreneurial ventures.  So what are governments and communities doing to address the problem of brain drain?

Maine recently passed a law that offers significant financial incentives to graduates of Maine's institutions of higher education if they agree to remain and work in the state.  According to an article on Stateline.org there are several states considering  similar measures to retain talented workers through forgiving student loans, free college tuition, state income tax exemptions, tax credits to employers who pay student loans, and dozens of new efforts nationwide to create stronger links between educational institutions and their surrounding communities.

Solutions at the community level are equally as innovative.  While affected areas continue to work on attracting high tech industries  many have started placing an emphasis on providing the best possible education in science and math to their students and promoting these otherwise understudied subjects.  In Cleveland, one area business is trying to engage students early through internships and the allure of jobs after completing college.  A program in Pennsylvania is providing monetary incentives for children to succeed in school and volunteer their time in a community, the program has the endorsement of that state's Secretary of Education who described it as "a proven success."

There are still numerous opportunities for all sorts of other kinds of initiatives to stem the brain drain in communities across the country.  Affordable housing has repeatedly been cited as one reason for brain drain in news articles out of California, Colorado, and Rhode Island just this month alone.  To get an idea of what brain drain looks like from the perspective of those who leave an area try reading this insightful Buffalo News article that attempts to track down the best and the brightest from western New York's class of 1987.  Enjoy.

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[deepakjain]

i want to know about the brain drain

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