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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. 

Business Leads Fellowship Program, July 2019

The Fellowship Program consists of two separate, three-day intensive workshops that focus on the history, policy, and programming on topics spanning the education pipeline including early education, K-12, college and career readiness, postsecondary education, and workforce development. The workshops are taught by expert faculty as well as staff from state and local chambers who have put policy into practice to bring change and opportunity to their communities. 

Business Leads Fellowship Program, April 2019

The Fellowship Program consists of two separate, three-day intensive workshops that focus on the history, policy, and programming on topics spanning the education pipeline including early education, K-12, college and career readiness, postsecondary education, and workforce development. The workshops are taught by expert faculty as well as staff from state and local chambers who have put policy into practice to bring change and opportunity to their communities. 

We must continue to engage females in the 4th Industrial Revolution

Cheryl Oldham
Dan Mantz, CEO and Chairman of the Board, The Robotics Education and Competition (REC) Foundation
Education
K-12 Education
STEM
Women
February 11, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
2019 International Women and Girls in STEM Day
© Google's Girl Powered
Is the U.S. workforce ready for the 4th industrial revolution? Experts predict this workforce movement will create game-changing technologies in automation, computer science, advanced robotics, drones, and others that will rapidly change how we live and work. This coming revolution will create STEM jobs that don’t yet exist and new challenges for STEM education.

In Texas, in Illinois, and Around the Country, Businesses Are Working With Students to Better Bridge Classrooms With Careers

Cheryl Oldham
Education
K-12 Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
January 3, 2019
Center for Education and Workforce
Businesses Are Working With Students to Better Bridge Classrooms With Careers
© Photo by Ian Wagreich / © U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Now more than ever, the success of American business and the effectiveness of our education systems are inextricably linked. Business leaders must be even more engaged in ensuring that our education and workforce systems are preparing learners beginning at an early age for the increasing demands of the globally competitive 21st century knowledge economy.

Why do I have to learn this? Helping students connect to the answer.

Matt Pronio, Nepris
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Youth Employment
November 13, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Blog Image_Connecting Students to Industry Professionals
© 2018 Getty Images
Looking across the country, there are a range of current and future challenges influencing America’s ability to remain competitive in the race for talent. Companies everywhere are growing and the most crucial factor influencing corporate decisions on where to locate or expand operations is the ability to recruit the best workforce. Therefore, regions with the most skilled workers will not only grow more organically but also have other companies, both national and international, opening facilities there. 

How to solve the skills gap crisis? Try the Chicagoland District 214 Career Pathways Model

Joseph Timanovsky
Education
K-12 Education
Workforce Training
October 9, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Chicagoland's D214
© 2018 Color Creative
In 2007, Wheeling, Illinois faced a labor shortage and an aging workforce. With purposeful communication with local employers, District 214 recognized that the local talent pool did not have the necessary skills and training needed to fill jobs in the community. District 214 launched the Career Pathways Program in their high schools with the help of universities, businesses, and other community leaders.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation Launches Education and Workforce Fellowship Program

Early Childhood Education
Economic Growth
Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
Workforce Training
Youth Employment
September 19, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
BLFP 2018-2019 Press Release
Responding to the needs of state and local chambers, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation today launched a new premier business leadership program to help address their most pressing education and workforce issues. The Business Leads Fellowship Program will train and equip fellows with resources, access to experts, and a network of peers to build their capacity to address these challenges.

Quick Take: Your Primer on the Perkins Career and Technical Education Reauthorization

Education
K-12 Education
Postsecondary Education
July 31, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
Above the Fold - Perkins Reauthorization
© Penn Commercial Business/Technical School in Washington, PA
Congress last week passed and the president today signed legislation reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, which provides important funding for programs focused on the academic, career, and technical skills development for high school and higher education students. Highlights of the reauthorization include new opportunities for partnerships between employers and educators to improve student preparation for in-demand jobs, measures that improve alignment with other workforce development programs, and increased program accountability.

National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Creating Opportunities to Teach Online Safety

Liz Rowan, Director of Marketing, EVERFI
Education
K-12 Education
STEM
October 2, 2018
Center for Education and Workforce
NCAM 2018 by EverFi
© EverFi
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) - observed every October - was created to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity. The 2018 NCSAM overarching theme, “Our Shared Responsibility,” centers around the idea that we must work together to improve our nation’s cybersecurity and create opportunities for changing behaviors online among consumers, students, and business. 

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