1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Elizabeth Mann, a fellow in the&amp;nbsp;Brown Center on Education Policy&amp;nbsp;in&amp;nbsp;Governance Studies,&amp;nbsp;discusses her work on the relationship between community colleges and employers and outlines how cooperation between the two can counter the skills gap in the American workforce. Also in this episode:&amp;nbsp;Scott W. Allard, a nonresident senior fellow in the&amp;nbsp;Metropolitan Policy Program, chronicles poverty in the suburbs in our regular ‘Metro Lens’ segment. Subscribe to Brookings podcasts&amp;nbsp;here&amp;nbsp;or on&amp;nbsp;Apple Podcasts, send feedback email to&amp;nbsp;BCP@Brookings.edu, and follow us and tweet us at&amp;nbsp;@policypodcasts&amp;nbsp;on Twitter. The Brookings Cafeteria is a part of the&amp;nbsp;Brookings Podcast Network. &amp;nbsp; The Brookings Cafeteria http://www.brookings.edu/research/podcasts/brookings-cafeteria-podcast <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/5609948/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/16293021