Education is in flux. There is pressure to keep up with the accelerating changes in the workforce and industry. Companies are worried about hiring the specialized skills needed and as a result, apprenticeships and internships are re-emerging as mechanisms to teach specific technical and soft skills. Employers are beginning to look deeper and more creatively at the human capital supply chain.

Opportunity is a universal right and education is the path to opportunity. A frank public discourse is needed around what needs to happen now to secure the next generation's productive and profitable future. Imagine and recognize how technology, corporate needs, and learning resources will reshape how education happens and how its value is measured.