Joanne Jacobs
Summer jobs aren’t for teens any more
Immigrant adults are taking summer jobs once done by U.S. teenagers, writes Paul Bedard in the Washington Examiner. “Immigrants — legal...
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Joanne Jacobs
Jan 8, 20182 min read
Will robots replace teachers?
Robots will replace teachers by 2027, predicts Anthony Seldon, a British educator. Can teaching be automated? asks Kristin Houser, senior...
Joanne Jacobs
Nov 27, 20171 min read
Fear of tracking undercuts apprenticeship push
America’s history of tracking could doom proposals for youth apprenticeships, writes New America’s Abigail Swisher. Would a robust system...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 17, 20171 min read
Learn ‘agility’ to compete with robots
While schools struggle to teach basic 20th-century skills, 21st-century students will need to compete with robots for work in The Age of...
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 22, 20171 min read
Training to manage the machines
Manufacturers are working with Michigan community colleges to redesign career technical education, reports Emily DeRuy in The Atlantic....
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 5, 20172 min read
Who will work? Education, automation and jobs
Robots — artificial intelligence technology — will take up to 47 percent of U.S. jobs in the next few decades, predicts a White House...
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 23, 20172 min read
College ‘degree premium’ goes flat
Is a college degree the new high school diploma? asks Jeffrey Selingo in the Washington Post. The “degree premium” — the earnings gap...
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