What skills are necessary for a young person to be considered "career ready?" And are those the same skills necessary to do well in college? That's been one of the most debated questions in education policy in the last few years, and yet the answer still depends on who you're asking.
In the hope of guiding education policy, more than two dozen business and education groups have come together as the Career Readiness Partner Council to try to forge a shared definition of what it means to be ready for good jobs.