The Hill – Linda Darling-Hammond and Patricia Gandara
“The top skills needed for jobs in 2020 are not following directions and counting change, but the abilities to make sense out of complex information and events, to think creatively to solve novel problems, to engage effectively in cross-cultural contexts, and to manage quantitative data in sophisticated ways. People who do not get access to these skills will increasingly find themselves unable to join the workforce and participate effectively in society…Regardless of what happens with No Child Left Behind, we need to work at the federal, state, and local levels on policies and practices to ensure that every student has access to an education focused on meaningful learning, taught by competent and caring educators who are able to attend to their needs, supported by adequate resources that provide the conditions for effective learning.”(more)