World of School Is Preparing for the World of Work

Mar 6, 2019

11:00am – 12:00pm CT

The shelf life of skills is shrinking. At a time when skills developed by college graduates will be due for a refresh in just five years, is our emphasis on today’s technical skills fueling a race to the bottom? How should K-12 evolve to prepare today’s students for jobs and fields that don’t yet exist? Come discover how the “world of school” is changing to keep pace with the future of work.



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Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.

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John Bailey

American Enterprise Institute

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Phyllis Lockett

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Kristin Sharp

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