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1.   21st Century Skills, Beyond the Three Rs
The poll, released by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, indicates that Americans understand the economy has changed and that, without skills that reflect today's workforce demands, young people may face tougher challenges earning a living wage and maintaining U.S. competitiveness than previous generations did. Skills such as global literacy, problem solving, innovation and creativity are becoming increasingly important in today's society and economy.
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2.   Building a 21st Century U.S. Education System
NCTAF Board member Robert Wehling and the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future have published a book that brings together the visionary thinking of some of the nation’s finest education thought leaders and presents a diverse set of strategies and solutions to provide every child with a high-quality, world-class educational opportunity. KnowledgeWorks President Chad Wick wrote the last chapter, "The Meek Shall Inherit the Public Schools: Who Will Be Left Standing in the Learning E
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3.   TeacherTube
TeacherTube, the brainchild of 14-year education veteran Jason Smith, gives teachers a more educationally focused, safe venue to watch and upload videos that help demonstrate a new concept or skill, address specific learning objectives, or provide professional development for their fellow educators. TeacherTube includes daily featured videos on topics such as teaching about the digestive system, or how to make classroom posters with Microsoft Excel--and it also offers a video tutorial on how to upload your own videos to the site. Users are able to rate videos and leave comments; search for videos by tags; find, join, and create video groups to connect with people who have similar interests; and even customize their experience by subscribing to member videos, saving favorites, and creating playlists. When you upload videos to the site, you can choose to broadcast them publicly or share them privately with only those you invite. The site's services are offered free of charge to all users.
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1.   A Shared Agenda: A Leadership Challenge to Improve College Access and Success
A Shared Agenda is a call to action for leaders in all sectors of society to make college a realistic goal for all young people. This report outlines specific actions for leaders in government, higher education, schools, outreach programs, and communities.
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2.   Career Pathway Planning Guide
This guide is designed to help teams of community colleges and their partners develop plans for implementing career pathway programs in sectors of importance to their region’s economy. Teams are encouraged to create a plan by answering the questions under the headings below.
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3.   Ohio Bridges to Opportunity Initiative Vision and Strategies
For Ohio to compete successfully in today's technology-driven marketplace, policy makers must find new ways to boost the skills of low-wage workers. This document proposes a series of strategies for helping low-income adults overcome barriers they face to getting the education needed to advance to well-paying jobs with a future.
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Initiative Highlights
Ohio launches workforce development system built on Career Pathways
KnowledgeWorks plays a role as the state moves to address the needs of low-wage earners and regional employers.
Five Minutes with Newt Gingrich
The former Speaker of the House talks about opening the education system to innovation and new ideas, from personalization to laptops to tax breaks.
Editors seek out KWF staff to write on future of education
As the Map of Future Forces Affecting Education continues to attract media attention, staff members are being invited to write about the future of education in a range of forums.
Career Pathways Explored: Stories from Ohio
This video documents the importance of forming partnerships between education, economic, and workforce development organizations to address turning the regional economy around.