Increasing Economic Stability

The rich-poor gap widens.

Real World Application

Urban environments become VUCA focal points
The VUCA environment—volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous—touches all institutions and community members, including schools. In extreme urban areas decimated by poverty, pollution, and economic instability, public schools become the zone of health and security—physical, intellectual, and emotional. Schools will be expected to play a leadership role in addressing the interrelated issues of learning, health, and civic intelligence.