Future of Work
Education news, analysis, and opinion about the skills students will need for the jobs of the future.
Federal
Opinion
Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump on Jobs: Both Wrong
Neither Trump's trade policies nor Sanders' promise of free college are strategies that will build the workforce we need to compete in the global economy, writes Marc Tucker.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Getting Ready for the Jobs of the Future
What skills will students need for the jobs of the future? How will the automation economy impact the employment landscape? Tom and Emily dive into the future of work and how schools can best support students and help them become career ready.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Skills of the Future: How to Thrive in the Complex New World
Tom discusses Pavel Luksha's new report on what graduates should know and be able to do. The report reviews global trends, changes in work and the implications for education.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
Not Much New in EdTech in 2017; 3 Things Could Change That in 2018
Despite more global investment in EdTech, not much happened in 2017. Here's a look at where the innovation is happening and two issues that could use more attention from public private partnerships--a barrier and an opportunity
Artificial Intelligence
Video
The Age of Artificial Intelligence: How Educators Can Prepare Students for Tomorrow’s Jobs
Artificial intelligence will disrupt the workforce, and students need to be prepared. What must educators do to get young people ready for the coming disruptions? In this special Commentary collection, Education Week asked scholars, advocates, and futurists to discuss how schooling must change—and change soon—to meet the needs of a future we cannot yet envision.
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion
Defining Life and Learning in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Marc Tucker discusses a new book from MIT's Max Tegmark and its analysis of how we understand life and learning and its implications for a future dominated by artificial intelligence
Classroom Technology
Opinion
How Blockchain Will Transform Credentialing (and Education)
According to a new report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's science and knowledge service, Blockchain will end paper based certificates, automate the award, recognition and transfer of credits, increase learner ownership and control over their own data, reduce institutional data costs and risk--but only if open standards are adopted.
Artificial Intelligence
Opinion
Artificial Intelligence, Schooling, & Tomorrow's Jobs
Are students academically prepared for a future of jobs we have yet to imagine, shaped by technology we have yet to invent? Professors, advocates, and futurists explore what's ahead.
School & District Management
Opinion
15 Learning Predictions for the New Year
What does the future of learning look like? More specifically what could we see in 2018? Here's 15 predictions from Tom.
College & Workforce Readiness
Jobs of All Types Now Require More Digital Skills, Brookings Report Finds
A changing labor market will require both highly skilled IT workers and improved basic digital skills, according to a new report from the Brookings Institute.
School & District Management
Opinion
Change Will Be Slower Than You Think, Then Faster
Tom shares what EdLeaders can learn from the retail industry and the shifts it's needed to make given growth in technology and consumer demand.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
Save The Planet: Starting Today
If we have a list of the issues that will shape the future--an earth owner's manual--when and how should we introduce them to young people? What does it mean to be really ready and why should we be encouraging young people to engage with the world's most important issue? Tom Vander Ark answers these questions and more.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
America Succeeds Reports on Education Pathways for the Future of Work
Tom share's key highlights and findings from Age of Agility: Education Pathways for the Future of Work, a new report from America Succeeds.
College & Workforce Readiness
The Future of Work? More Home Health Aides Than Software Developers
New projections from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics point to health care as the field that will create the most jobs over the next decade.