The Economic Case for College and Career Readiness

This session includes 2011 data from Anthony Carnevale’s recent work illustrating labor market projections and disconnect between education and skills levels of current workers and market needs as well as reaction from the business and higher education community to this challenge and how businesses, community colleges, and four-year institutions are responding. Anthony Carnevale, Director, Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce Brian Fitzgerald, Chief Executive Officer, Business-Higher Education Forum Elaine Johnson, Vice President of Academic Affairs & Workforce Development, Illinois Community College Board Moderator: Sandra Boyd, Achieve. This plenary session was part of the annual American Diploma Project (ADP) Network Leadership Team Meeting which took place September 7-8, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. The goal of the annual meeting was to give states a significant opportunity to address key challenges and opportunities associated with advancing and sustaining the college- and career-ready policy agenda. More... http://www.achieve.org/adp-network-2011-leadership-team-meeting