Grades and attendance are among the key accountability and assessment methods likely to return this school year, even in districts continuing with online learning, according to an analysis by NWEA.

Businesses are looking to K-12 education to provide workers who can be trained and retrained as their industries change.

Students will need flexibility as they face a future of work that will operate increasingly as a gig economy and—since the COVID outbreak—as a remote economy.

To eventually start their own companies, students need to learn about every facet of the work environment. Educators can facilitate this with makerspaces, project- and placed-based learning programs, and a strong focus on STEAM.