May 21 Forum – Building the Workforce of the Future: Resilient People and Places
The Center for Universal Education and the Future of the Middle Class Initiative at the Brookings Institution will host a symposium on education and economic development strategies to build a resilient workforce in the face of declining labor force participation rates and economic mobility. Speakers include John Allen, president of Brookings; Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Jim Shelton, senior advisor to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education. The event will be webcast and held at Brookings in Washington, D.C., from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Click here to register.