Future of Work
Education news, analysis, and opinion about the skills students will need for the jobs of the future.
College & Workforce Readiness
What Should Kids Learn? Amazon, Adobe Senior Executives Share What They Think
'Soft skills' such as collaboration are high on their priority lists for success in a tech-driven economy.
Science
Want to Spark Students' Interest in STEM? Initiative Brings Parents Into That Effort
Programs like Remake Learning Days are especially important at a time when there is a vast talent gap in the STEM industry.
College & Workforce Readiness
What Do Top U.S. Companies Think Schools Could Do Better? We Asked
Senior executives from Amazon, Salesforce, Southwest Airlines, and other companies identified problem-solving skills students should learn.
College & Workforce Readiness
Do I Want to Be a Telecommuter When I Grow Up? High Schoolers Ponder That Question
Nearly a fifth of older teens surveyed in the U.S. and U.K. were weighing the ability to telecommute in their career considerations.
College & Workforce Readiness
Aptitude Tests: Are They Effective in Opening Students' Minds to More Career Paths?
Aptitude tests—which seek to measure students’ potential in a particular field—may help students keep from pigeonholing themselves.
College & Workforce Readiness
Online Summit
How Schools Should Prepare All Students for the Future of Work: The Big Equity Challenge
Register for this Online Summit and learn ways you can support all students in the effort to ready them for the workplace of tomorrow.
College & Workforce Readiness
What's the Purpose of K-12 Education in the Age of Automation?
Author Daniel Susskind talks about the role of education in a world where machines are taking over many of the tasks done by human beings.
Special Report
Equity and the Future of Work
K-12 educators need to begin tackling the challenges around equity and the future of work before career opportunity gaps grow even wider.
College & Workforce Readiness
Q&A
How to Get More Students of Color Into STEM: Tackle Bias, Expand Resources
Mathematician and former National Football League player John Urschel on what it will take to see more students of color in STEM careers.
College & Workforce Readiness
How Virtual Learning Is Falling Short on Preparing Students for Future Careers
The pandemic is helping some students gain virtual working skills, but many are being left behind.
College & Workforce Readiness
From Our Research Center
The COVID-19 Economy Is Putting Vulnerable Students' Career Prospects at High Risk
The EdWeek Research Center conducted a survey of educators to understand which students are now most at risk for job limitations.
College & Workforce Readiness
Top U.S. Companies: These Are the Skills Students Need in a Post-Pandemic World
Blue Cross Blue Shield, Delta, Apple, and others make the case for schools to help students develop resilience, adaptability, and empathy.
College & Workforce Readiness
The Pandemic Is Shaking Up the World of Work: Schools Need to Help Students Prepare
When the global economy emerges from the pandemic, the workplace is going to be a very different place, a new McKinsey study concludes.
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