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K-12 Education

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation publishes content on K-12 education and related issues. Find and access current and archived items in our database. 

U.S. Chamber Foundation, NAM’s Manufacturing Institute Release New Paper Outlining Employer-Led Opportunities for Workforce Development

Competitiveness
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
March 12, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Quality Pathways Slider

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Institute today released a new paper advancing a solution for increased employer leadership and investment in earn and learn pathways, including apprenticeships, internship programs, vocational education, and on-the-job training. The paper, entitled “Quality Pathways: Employer Leadership in Earn and Learn Opportunities,” highlights the importance of employer leadership in developing a growing workforce that meets the needs of a modernizing United States economy.

Girls in STEM: Inspiring Bold and Confident Future Leaders

Liz Rowan, Director of Marketing, EVERFI
Competitiveness
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
STEM
Women
February 13, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Inspiring Girls in STEM

Breaking down STEM barriers starts in the classroom, providing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) learning in an inclusive digital environment. And this education shouldn’t be limited to high school students. Igniting STEM interest in middle school increases girls’ STEM interest later in their education.

America Has Talent: Leveraging Aptitudes to Build a Stronger Workforce

Philip Hardin, CEO and Co-Founder, YouScience
Competitiveness
Early Childhood Education
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
March 20, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Explore Aptitudes

Despite historically low unemployment and a growing economy, hiring skilled workers remains a challenge in many of our nation’s key industries, such as manufacturing, construction, information technology, and healthcare. We know America’s young people have talent. Now it’s time to embrace the tools necessary to more effectively discover and guide that emerging talent to high demand careers.

Quality Pathways: Employer Leadership in Earn and Learn Opportunities

Center for Education and Workforce
March 12, 2018
Quality Pathways Cover Banner

America is in need of a new pathway to opportunity, one where employers, government, and learners share in the risk of talent development. Our current education and training systems are struggling to align to the changing workforce development needs of the economy, and there is a need for expanded leadership and investment from the business community. We need a new approach that will create shared value and more effective pathways to employment. Now is the time to act.

Competitiveness
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment

Calling on Business Leaders to Close the Soft Skills Gap

Haley Ast
Competitiveness
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
December 13, 2017
Center for Education and Workforce
Closing the Soft Skills Gap

Although U.S. high school graduation rates are at an all-time high, many employees enter the workforce without the skills that are truly needed to succeed. Recent studies show that essential soft skills such as punctuality, organization, and interpersonal communication are just as important as the hard skills, which now are seen as a basic minimum necessary in order to operate in a particular workplace.

5 Key Takeaways from the 2017 Early Ed Roadshow

Competitiveness
Early Childhood Education
Education
K-12 Education
December 6, 2017
Center for Education and Workforce
Business Case for High Quality Childcare

From Baton Rouge to Grand Rapids, Austin to Atlanta, and finishing up in Frankfort last month, our 2017 five-city childcare roadshow is complete. We brought together business leaders, policy makers, advocates, and practitioners to discuss the critical role of high-quality early education and care in advancing the workforce of today, and the workforce of tomorrow. The events were a great success and in each state, an energized business community is eager and ready to take the lead in advancing this conversation in their own community.

Innovative ECEC Model Addresses Manufacturing Talent Pipeline in Ohio

Dr. Terrence S. Robinson, Vice President ECEC Pathways, MAGNET
Education
K-12 Education
STEM
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
November 21, 2017
Center for Education and Workforce
ECEC Program

MAGNET, an Ohio MEP that recognized the growing need for high school graduates with STEM skills in order to sustain the manufacturing economy in Ohio, created an employer-led pre-apprenticeship program aligned with the Ohio Department of Education College and Career readiness graduation standards, and partnered with local public education and local employers.

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