As a nation we’ve not done a great job of knowing who has opportunities, how do you get them, how do you stay on that path of economic advancement.
Wired magazine grabbed some wise words from Maria Flynn, CEO at JFF, in this article on the future of work and education:
“For decades you’d have training courses happening with no connection to whether anyone was going to hire these folks when they’re done,” says Maria Flynn, CEO of the nonprofit Jobs for the Future. “As a nation we’ve not done a great job of knowing who has opportunities, how do you get them, how do you stay on that path” of economic advancement.