The $1.15 trillion opportunity we’re blowing
If you search online for information about a “skills gap” in the US workforce, you will find ample evidence, such as an article last year from Fortune. It is easy to conclude that jobs and the very nature of work are changing much faster than the way we educate children to take on those 21st century jobs.
Search further for solutions to close that skills gap, and you will probably come to the conclusion – as I have – that the primary problem is not money. The federal, state