Skill Development

For millions of adults, the training and education needed to achieve the American dream is unavailable, putting the strength of the economy in jeopardy, too. At at time of intense overseas competition, a lower percentage of the workforce is graduating high school than it did 40 years ago. And about half of the adult workforce doesn't have the basic skills and education that are increasingly required to get good jobs. Responding to the scale and gravity of the problem, National Commission on Adult Literacy has new vision for the adult education and skill development system (full report and summary). Its breadth of knowledge is impressive, and I think its ambition is inspiring.