The Third Education Revolution
Schools are moving toward a model of continuous, lifelong learning in order to meet the needs of today’s economy.
Employers Are Setting Workers Up for Failure
Artificial intelligence could bring huge revenue increases for companies—but not if they don't train their employees for the new era.
Why Aren't College Students Using Career Services?
Harnessing the resource could help them achieve the graduate’s dream: finding a job.
The False Promises of Worker Retraining
Despite assurances from policymakers that retraining is the key to success, such programs have consistently failed to equip workers with the preparation they need to secure jobs.
Filling America's 6 Million Job Vacancies
Real-time data on the labor market promise to finally help employers and job-seekers make better decisions. Will it work?
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Why Is the U.S. So Bad at Worker Retraining?
The strategies used to help workers displaced by technology and globalization in the 1980s ultimately failed. So why do the country’s policymakers continue to resort to the same tactics?
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Employers Are Looking for Job Candidates in the Wrong Places
Those places? Colleges.
The New Casualties of Automation
Jobs that are dangerous or involve repetitive labor are most at risk of becoming obsolete. And that means some racial groups will suffer more than others.
How Tech Companies Could Keep the Workforce Alive
Do innovators have a responsibility to help workers whose livelihoods are threatened by machines?
Do Employers Overestimate the Value of a College Degree?
Worker-training programs could bring companies good workers at low costs.
The GOP Tax Plan Would Make It Harder for Workers to Get New Skills
The latest version, passed by the House, would further cut government funding for professional training programs.
The Push for Education Programs That Pay People As They Learn
Advocates say worker training is key to economic stability—but can they convince the federal government it’s worth the money?
Why the U.S. Fails at Worker Training
Automation and globalization are making some workers’ skills obsolete. Why can’t the federal government figure out how to successfully prepare Americans for the future?
Are Humans Actually More 'Human' Than Robots?
Americans are skeptical of automation technologies taking over highly interactive tasks. But perhaps humanity is being hyped up too much—and that could create surprising challenges for job-retention efforts.
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Politicians Aren’t Talking About the Biggest Challenge to the Labor Market
Automation might be the biggest challenge to the future labor market, but policymakers seem to have their sights set elsewhere.