Tag: Education
World Teachers’ Day: Why education is key to economic growth
For World Teachers' Day on Thursday, let's celebrate all they do to make us a prosperous and literate global society.
With the economy at full employment and...
White House announces $200M grant to boost computer skills training
In an effort to close a widening skills gap, the White House announced a U.S. Department of Education grant for public schools to bolster...
The simple truth about the future of work
The Simple Truth
The future of work and employment is changing, much faster than we ever could have predicted. The pace of change in...
Why aren’t schools teaching emotional skills?
WorkingNation welcomes journalist Livia Gershon as our featured columnist for August. This is the second in a series of four articles from Gershon, whose...
Coming next week: Livia Gershon examines the social costs of emotional...
WorkingNation welcomes journalist Livia Gershon as our featured writer for August. Gershon specializes in writing about how the economy interacts with the everyday lives...
Jamie Dimon Looks to Fix the ‘National Catastrophe’ in U.S. Education
Seeing the problems in our education system in preparing students for today's jobs, JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon has made addressing...
Verizon Commits $160M in STEM Ed to Fill Jobs of the...
You may have seen Verizon's new commercial featuring famous athletes like LeBron James and Drew Brees. But instead of promoting Verizon's newest wireless plan,...
Udacity Offers Job Solutions at WorkingNation’s Panel at Milken Conference
"The Jobs of Tomorrow Start Here" is what educational organization Udacity promises as part of its Nanodegree programs created in partnership with the world's most...
Latest Jobs Report Shows Continued Demand for Skilled Workers
The unemployment rate in April hit a 10-year low dropping 0.1% from last month to 4.4%, thanks to the addition of 211,000 jobs, according to the...
Experts Optimistic Programs Will Be Successful in Training Workers for Jobs...
A large-scale survey of technologists, scholars, practitioners, strategic thinkers and education leaders released by the Pew Research Center Wednesday found that the majority of them (70%) are optimistic...
