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In This Time of Crisis, We Must Step Up and Take Action to Widen Access to Good Jobs

In This Time of Crisis, We Must Step Up and Take Action to Widen Access to Good Jobs We must address the broken systems that…

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Our Essential Service: Driving a National Digital Skills Agenda to Ensure Access & Equity in an A.D. Workforce

Moderator: Zoë Baird, CEO & President, Markle Foundation Panelists: Chike Aguh, DigitalUS Coalition & Senior Principal, Future of Work Lead at McChrystal Group Brian Napack, President…

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Overcoming the L&D Digital Blind Spot

It’s no surprise that digital technology has become a foundational element in workplaces of all types and sizes. Virtually every industry has been impacted by…

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Foundational Digital Skills: An Equity Imperative

As a single parent who worked full-time as a teacher’s aide, Tamea Bishop was determined to improve her economic prospects by pursuing postsecondary education. Because…

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Competitive Advantage with a Human Dimension: From Lifelong Learning to Lifelong Employability

A four-year degree is not necessary for all professional jobs, nor is it a sure indicator of ability or mastery of a body of knowledge….

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Rework America Business Network

The Markle Foundation’s Rework America Task Force, with Members Boeing, Microsoft and Walmart Launch the Rework America Business Network to Expand and Strengthen America’s Skilled…

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Rework America Business Network – Press Release

The Markle Foundation’s Rework America Task Force, with Members Boeing, Microsoft and Walmart Launch the Rework America Business Network to Expand and Strengthen America’s Skilled…

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Aspen Ideas Festival 2018

Panelists: Zoë Baird, CEO and President, Markle Foundation John Hickenlooper, Governor, Colorado Thomas J. Wilson, Chairman and CEO, The Allstate Corporation Moderator: Gary Pinkus, Senior…

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The Promise and Pitfalls of Artificial Intelligence for Global Development

DAVOS, Switzerland — This week, as leaders gather in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss how to “create a shared future in a fractured world,” many of…

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The Importance of Skills-Based Hiring

I was recently privileged to become a founding member of the Rework America Task Force. Part of the Markle Foundation, this group seeks to transform…

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Skills-Based Hiring Will Shift the Marketplace, Experts Say

For many American workers, technological advancement will mean the end of their jobs. A recent report by the National Bureau of Economic Research estimates that…

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What Can a Big Silicon Valley Funder Do to Shape the “Future of Work?”

This spring, Google.org rolled out $50 million in grants to close the global education gap, a cause it has funded to the tune of $110…