Reasons to Invest in Education

By Wesley Fryer On November 15, 2011 · · Add Comment

We need to be investing MORE in education today, not less, in part to ramp up workforce skills. Consider this perspective:

The problem is that not enough people know how to use the new tools of the Internet, mobile, and cloud computing. The workforce as a whole does not have the right mix of skills. Hence tech companies can’t hire enough engineers while the rest of the economy suffers from perpetual unemployment.

Read the entire article: “Is Technology Destroying Jobs?

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/15/technology-destroying-jobs/

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