Panel: Business voices integral to changing education system
A panel of education and industry experts called on the business community this morning to speak up about the education system, in the Lowcountry and statewide, to demand change.
“This is imperative for the business community. This is our future,” said Jessica Jackson, senior manager of global engagement for Boeing South Carolina. “Generally speaking, we might not have trouble filling certain jobs right now, but that’s not going to be the case 10, 20, 50 years from now, so we need to fix it now.”
Jackson was one of four panelists at the Charleston Regional Business Journal’s Power Breakfast in North Charleston. The event was tied to the Tri-County Cradle to Career Collaborative’s fourth annual report (.pdf) on the region’s education system.
