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Workin' It

The “Workin’ It” series highlights how Oregonians are being impacted by the transformation of the social and economic organization of work and related governmental policies. Funding for this series is provided by the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon.

KLCC Presents: The Future of Work in K-12 Education

KLCC | By Karen Richards

Published September 22, 2022 at 4:29 PM PDT

Workforce Analyst Henry Fields (left), and Sabrina Gordon of the Eugene Education Association.

As part of "Workin' It," our series on the future of work, KLCC's Karen Richards hosted this special program on the future of K-12 education. With guests Sabrina Gordon of the Eugene Education Association and Workforce Analyst Henry Fields, the discussion explores the state of education today, as well as the needs, challenges, and innovations that may arise in coming years. Funding for this special project was provided by the University of Oregon’s Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics.

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Karen Richards joined KLCC as a volunteer reporter in 2012, and became a freelance reporter at the station in 2015. In addition to news reporting, she’s contributed to several feature series for the station, earning multiple awards for her reporting.

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