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Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Byron Trott and Tina Trott
Credit - Daniel Boczarski—UNICEF/Getty Images While students in rural areas graduate from high school at roughly the same rate as students in more populated areas, far fewer go on to college. Byron Trott, who grew up in Union, Mo. (population: around 13,000), beat those odds, earning degrees that led to a nearly three-decade career at Goldman Sachs and his current position as co-CEO of BDT & MSD Partners, a merchant bank and investment firm. Now Trott and his wife Tina are working to help other small-town students do the same. In 2018, they founded the rootEd Alliance, which places dedicated college and career advisers in rural high schools ('My guidance counselor also taught driver's ed and was the football coach,' Trott says). That was followed in 2023 by a second initiative called the Small Town And Rural Students (STARS) Network, which helps private colleges and universities recruit small-town and rural students. The two programs have so far helped 80,000 rural students pursue college and other postsecondary school pathways—a number the couple is looking to expand, fueled by their 2024 pledge to donate an additional $130 million over the next decade. 'We get so many letters from students who do the program in rootEd or who go through STARS,' Tina says. 'They tell us they had no idea that this kind of education was out there and could be open to them.' Contact us at letters@
The Independent
28-04-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Government will not be hurried on school guidance after gender ruling
The Government has said it will not be hurried into publishing guidance for schools on how to support children who are questioning their gender, after the Supreme Court ruled on the legal definition of a woman. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was important the right information was provided to schools, as she accused shadow education secretary Laura Trott of 'shameless opportunism' in asking why ministers had not published it. Draft guidance for schools and colleges on how best to support pupils has been on hold since Labour entered Government. It was published by the Conservative government in December 2023, with a consultation ending in March last year. Ms Phillipson said guidance would be issued later this year. Speaking at education questions in the House of Commons on Monday, Conservative shadow minister Ms Trott said: 'Despite the Education Secretary's best attempts to rewrite history, on this side of the House we didn't need a court to tell us biological sex was real. 'The Education Secretary has got the draft guidance for schools on gender questioning on her desk. The final Cass report was a year ago. If she is serious about protecting women and girls, why hasn't she already published the guidance?' The draft guidance from 2023 said parents 'should not be excluded' from decisions taken by a school or college relating to requests for a child to 'socially transition', such as wishes to change names, pronouns and clothing. The draft guidance said schools and colleges should make parents aware if their child requests a change – except in the 'very rare situation' where parental involvement may raise a 'significant risk of harm' to the child. It added that schools 'must always protect single-sex spaces' with regard to toilets, showers and changing rooms. In the aftermath of the Supreme Court ruling, teaching unions said they were 'concerned' about the implications for their pupils. One union, the NASUWT, passed an emergency motion at its conference days after the judgment to warn against introducing 'knee-jerk policy changes'. Ms Phillipson said she was serious about protecting the rights of women and girls, and pointed to her work running a women's refuge to help people 'fleeing some of the most unimaginable abuse that anyone could ever see'. She added: 'This is a sensitive area. We are talking about children's well-being, often very vulnerable children experiencing distress. Whilst I recognise the important need to provide clarity for school leaders, and the guidance that they do need, we have to get this right. 'I would just to say to her, that it was only a matter of months before the general election that the party opposite published draft guidance for consultation. 'It is right that we take stock following the full and final review from Dr Cass, which we accept and should be the basis of how we take things forward.' Ms Trott asked if Ms Phillipson would apologise to women with 'gender-critical' views. She said: 'She's more concerned about listening to student union activists than women. Will the Education Secretary now apologise to these gender-critical women who were forced to spend eye-watering sums on legal fees, fighting for their rights, due to her actions?' Ms Phillipson said: 'From that question, I don't think you would really know who was in government for the last 14 years. They had ample opportunity to clarify the position, and actually the ruling of the Supreme Court was that Labour's 2010 Equality Act was the basis for the judgment that confirmed that biological sex should be before the provision of single-sex services.' She added: 'They were also clear that everyone within our country deserves to be treated with dignity and respect, and that trans people continue to receive protection within the law. 'The party opposite published guidance a matter of months before the general election in draft form, it is right that we take this issue seriously, that we get it right. We don't need this shameless opportunism, this is children's well-being.'
BBC News
22-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
States of Guernsey stop potential £35m Bridge investment
Public investment into the regeneration of St Sampson, known locally in Guernsey as The Bridge, has been stopped, the States of Guernsey has announced. It comes after the States Assembly had agreed in principle to invest up to £35m in the project which aimed to improve coastal and flood Lyndon Trott OBE said: "This project has now been progressed as far as the States can invest."He added the States would now continue to focus on improving the delivery of "needed housing development" and would continue to invest resources in "other projects and initiatives as part of the wider Bridge regeneration". Mr Trott said the other projects and initiatives included: Enabling flood defences at The BridgeA delivery framework to co-ordinate delivery of housing sites and infrastructureSupporting the Guernsey Development AgencyApproving the Local Planning Brief for St Sampson Harbour Action AreaHe said: "We expect to be able to share positive updates on the progress of these initiatives for the community in due course."
Forbes
22-04-2025
- Health
- Forbes
Quantum Health Founder Makes Humanizing Healthcare A Competitive Advantage
'No One Alone' by Kara Trott is released with Forbes Books. NEW YORK (April 22, 2025) — No One Alone: Humanizing Healthcare as an Outsider by Kara Trott is available today on Amazon, published with Forbes Books, the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes. In No One Alone, Kara Trott, founder and former CEO of Quantum Health, the first healthcare navigation and care coordination company, shares how she grew the company from a start-up into a healthcare giant that employs 2,400 people and counting. Now an industry-defining organization, Quantum Health ensures that no one navigates their healthcare journey alone, serving over 3M consumers, more than 500 employers, and valued at over $1B four years ago, with continued growth since. With no prior experience in healthcare, Trott left her burgeoning law career to build something no one had ever built before: A company committed to supporting, guiding, and fighting for consumers as they move through the healthcare system. For the last 25 years, Quantum Health has proven its approach works. Its intervention begins at the outset of the healthcare journey, with a physician visit or initial diagnosis. From there, Quantum Health's expert teams work with consumers to help them understand their path through treatment including their benefits coverage and their care options. Importantly, its support is ongoing through a consumer's journey. Consumers receive clinical support that eliminates barriers they might face in receiving needed care. More than a trusted guide along the path, Quantum Health fights for its members. Trott's theory behind building Quantum Health was simple and human: By working directly with healthcare consumers, you can help people feel loved and cared for in what can be a difficult and bewildering journey. Her visionary theory has led to creating an enhanced consumer engagement that well exceeds customer experience standards. What's more, Quantum Health's unique approach helps eliminate waste and inefficiency from missteps in the journey, saving all stakeholders—employers and their members. When better outcomes can be achieved and costs saved, everyone wins. 'No One Alone is a story about healthcare, but more broadly, it's about the invaluable competency of understanding people, some of whom may be experiencing the most challenging health experience of their lives,' Trott said. 'It's a book about empathy—about seeking to understand consumer behaviors, wants, needs, the emotionality involved, and how addressing those needs can create a competitive advantage. This is what makes Quantum Health unique, and I think we have an opportunity to share those insights and learnings.' Whether you're an entrepreneur looking to scale your company or a healthcare leader seeking to improve the patient experience, offering healthcare navigation as a benefit to employees and their families drives better health outcomes while also lowering healthcare costs. If you want to humanize your healthcare operations, No One Alone is essential reading. This release is posted on behalf of Forbes Books (operated by Advantage Media Group under license). Kara Trott is the Founder and former CEO of Quantum Health, a consumer healthcare navigation and care coordination company. Prior to founding Quantum Health, Trott was a corporate attorney with the law firm Bricker & Eckler and a strategic marketing consultant at RPA International, an international consulting firm. When she turned her focus to healthcare, Trott saw the need for a more consumer-centric model that could improve how people navigate their healthcare experience, driving improved health outcomes and improving the overall cost efficiency for self-insured employers. Thus, Quantum Health, the first healthcare navigation and care coordination company, was created. Learn more about Quantum Health here. Today, Kara is Quantum Health Board Chair and actively advises leadership on major initiatives. She splits her time between Columbus, Ohio, and Charleston, South Carolina. Forbes Books is the exclusive business book publishing imprint of Forbes, launched in 2016 by Advantage Media Group. Forbes Books offers business and thought leaders an innovative, speed-to-market publishing model and a suite of services designed to strategically and tactically support authors' goals. For more information, visit Media Contacts Quantum Health Media Contact Susan Simkins, Corporate Communications, Forbes Books Media Contact Lauren McCarthy, lmccarthy@
BBC News
29-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Memories of Birmingham's Oasis market as residents fear permanent closure
Shoppers of a much-loved city centre market have said its sudden closure has left them "sick" and would be a huge loss to Birmingham's high Priory Square shopping centre temporarily closed its doors on Tuesday for health and safety checks, the owners told the BBC on residents fear there could be a permanent closure which would mean the loss of The Oasis market, which is inside the Trott, who has lived in Birmingham for 70 years, said "a big part of the city would be missing". Mr Trott, who moved to Birmingham from Bermuda, said the city centre had been "depleted" since the pandemic. "Every shop is closed, what are locals to do? I used to work here, I have friends that still work there."I feel sick. It's a part of me that's missing. It's a part of the city that's missing."Jane Hughes, who lives in Kings Norton, said she met two of her husbands at the market, which has operated since the 1970s."It's a big part of my youth and life and I'm sad that it's closed. It will be another bit of Birmingham history that will just be gone."She recalled the moment she met her husband at The Oasis' basement cafe on her 18th birthday in January 1983. "I was in the cafe having a cup of tea, spending my birthday money and he rocked in with his messy mohawk and looking disreputable - and I thought I liked that."Amber Hennebray, also from Kings Norton, said she spent her teenage years at the market. She said she would be "devastated" if the closure was permanent. Addressing the owners, she said: "Let it open, it's been around for years, keep up with the nostalgia."Sam Jones, who has had tattoos at The Oasis, had hoped to get another one done for Mother's Day. "I was hoping to get another one today," said Ms Jones, whose had travelled there from Telford with her son Cory Parton. "It's a big part of the city, if it closes it will definately be a big loss." Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
