The Future of Work Is Uncertain, Schools Should Worry Now

The Future of Work Is Uncertain, Schools Should Worry Now

—Taylor Callery for Education Week Automation and artificial intelligence are disrupting the labor market. What do K-12 educators and policymakers need to know?

Today’s 6th graders will hit their prime working years in 2030.

By that time, the "robot apocalypse" could be fully upon us. Automation and artificial intelligence could have eliminated half the jobs in the United States economy.Or, plenty of jobs could still exist, but today’s students could be locked in a fierce competition for a few richly rewarded positions requiring advanced technical and interpersonal skills. Robots and algorithms would take care of what used to be solid […]

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