Education-Employment Crisis
As supply chain problems wreak havoc with goods and transport, shortages in the production and supply of human capital also are threatening the economy. And the labor market woes are more complex than talent sourcing alone. Compounding the challenge are millions of departing teachers—the frontline in replacing the pool of U.S. workers. This is troubling.…Read more…
The Newest Economy
“The Newest Economy: Welcome to the Credential Currency Revolution” explores how to operate in a marketplace of sellers (institutional programs) and buyers (employers) as a method of self-regulating the alignment of academic and training offerings with available jobs and careers. Unlike many nations in the world, the U.S. does not separate students into academic and occupational…Read more…
The Math Problem
“The Math Problem: Removing the Math Barrier to College Completion,” by noted education writer Richard Lee Colvin, is based on dozens of interviews he conducted with math department chairpersons and professors, describing how they are implementing AB 705, California legislation ordering community colleges to eliminate most developmental education classes and use new ways to determine placement…Read more…
Math Standards
Although the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM) and similar state-specific math standards were adopted beginning in 2010, the United States has shown little improvement in students’ math achievement. The new standards were groundbreaking in their thoughtfulness and depth, however, still remain somewhat aspirational in their impact “on the ground” in classrooms. This paper…Read more…