Getting a degree or a certificate is one thing—getting a job is another, particularly given the uncertainty around where the labor market is headed. Educators and community and business leaders shared strategies to connect people to in-demand jobs.

Administrators and educators at community colleges and four-year schools discussed helping students succeed after high school.

This session explored how education finance has been impacted by the pandemic, the different types of decisions local leaders must make to deliver quality education to students, and how we can try to address issues of equity and disparities going forward.

This session discussed opportunities to increase broadband access and ways to support both students and teachers in virtual learning.

Education is critical for individual outcomes and for society as a whole. Economists and educators discussed the long-term effects of educational disruptions—and the potential upside to getting it right.

What do we know about the sources of educational disparities and how they’ve been amplified by the pandemic? Teachers, parents and administrators shared the challenges students are facing.