MARGARET SPELLINGS: AI is here — and America's schools aren't preparing our kids to survive it
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Former education secretary argues for urgent workforce reform, citing decades of experience as AI accelerates job market transformation nationwide.
I’ve spent more than two decades leading education and workforce initiatives, and one lesson stands out: While our economy has evolved dramatically, our institutions have remained largely the same. Margaret Spellings, served as U.S. education secretary from 2005 to 2009. She is currently president and CEO of the Bipartisan Policy Center.
This isn’t a new problem. Long before AI entered the conversation, our education and workforce systems were failing too many Americans.
Walk into any manufacturing plant, hospital or tech startup today, and you’ll hear the same thing: Talent is in short supply. In our schools, student achievement is shockingly low. The result is millions of Americans who are unemployed or underemployed and at risk of being left behind. For the first time in history, parents do not believe their children will be better off than they are.
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