Author: Scott Laband
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GUEST OPINION: A strategy to improve Colorado’s talent pipeline
Colorado has a problem. We are one of the most educated states in the country, yet employers across health care, construction, skilled trades, aerospace and advanced manufacturing cannot find the talent they need. At the same time, too many Coloradans leave high school without a next step. Too many adults have some college but no…
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GUEST COLUMN: Two Colorado districts’ ideas of how school should work
Most of us are used to the business concept of the disruptor – a company or idea that utterly changes how business is conducted, for the better. Think of how Amazon changed retailing or how Uber is transforming transportation. We should look to embrace disruptors in our education system to rethink how education works. Too…