The phrase “21st-century skills” is everywhere in education policy discussions these days, from faculty lounges to the highest echelons of the U.S. education system. Broadly speaking, it refers to a ...

A new report from the Brookings Institution finds technology will play an integral part of assessing the ability of students to grasp 21st century skills. As schools invest more time teaching students ...

A recent publication and related post from UNESCO’s Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education shines a light on Asia’s shift to 21st century skills and examines how ten systems are integrating ...

Today, young people need a wide variety of skills to thrive in the global economy. Alongside traditional academic skills, such as literacy and numeracy, education should foster 21st century skills ...

WILTON -- The board of education grappled with the challenges of teaching 21st century children, as they strove Thursday to create district priorities for the coming school year. "We are preparing ...

PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Administrators and teachers no longer have to wonder whether they are equipped to help their students grasp critical 21st century skills. Now they can clearly know ...

The 21st Century Skills Badges initiative, from Education Design Lab, is based on three years of research, design, and pilots and offers a suite of eight digital badges, often called microcredentials, ...

Life in the 21st century requires people to be prepared to fill a variety of roles—as workers, parents, citizens, and consumers—in which they will need to apply their knowledge and skills effectively ...

With all the changes and challenges over the last year, one takeaway I keep reflecting on is how essential education technology has become to learning—and how quickly this transition occurred. I have ...

As the future of work changes, the way in which we ready our workforce must change along with it. There are currently 78 million Americans who are unemployed, underemployed, or dislocated, many of ...