The Conference Board

 

 

Workforce Readiness Initiative

Additional Resources

Required Reading
A New Day For Learning
Are They Really Ready to Work?
Are They Really Ready to Work? Key Findings

Other Reading
Bridging the Skills Gap
Best in Class: How Top Corporations Can Help Transform Public Education from FSG Social Impact Advisors
Beyond NCLB from the Aspen Institutes Commission on No Child Left Behind
On the Clock: Rethinking the Way Schools Use Time from the Education Sector
Americas Perfect Storm from the Educational Testing Service
The Learning Compact Redefined: A Call to Action from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Tough Choices or Tough Times from the National Center on Education and the Economy (for purchase)

Free Podcast
Workforce Readiness, featuring the report's collaborators discussing workforce readiness in the US.

Press Releases
The NAEP Nation's Report Card Concurs with Earlier Employers' Assessment of New Workforce Entrants
Feb. 22, 2007
Most Young People Entering the U.S. Workforce Lack Critical Skills Essential for Success
Oct. 2, 2006

PowerPoint Presentation
Workforce Readiness

 

For More Information

To learn more, contact WRI Project Leader, Mary Wright at mary.wright@conference-board.org


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