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Posts by Brooke Stafford-Brizard

  • October 17, 2025

    Academic Knowledge or Durable Skills? Why Not Both?

    By Brooke Stafford-Brizard

    As employers across the country continue to struggle to find workers with the skills to meet their talent needs, an important question keeps surfacing: should educators prioritize academic knowledge or durable skills? In recent years, the pendulum has swung decidedly toward durable skills, after decades of academic and technical knowledge…