It will take bold thinking to improve diversity of gender, race, nationality, and more among talent pools for America’s fastest-growing careers. To do so, education and industry must partner to reach students as early as PreK with high-quality hands-on learning, connect them with the wide array of career opportunities, and provide them with tools to measure and prove their skills. Together, we can overcome these challenges to equitably distribute opportunities to diverse populations.

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