Work Shift strives to be a public square about the future of education and work. We welcome submissions of opinion essays from education leaders, funders, researchers, policymakers, and employers.
We’re especially interested in pieces that make strong arguments, defend those arguments clearly, and anticipate likely counterarguments. We’re not looking for essays that mainly serve to promote companies or products. These essays are not sponsored content.
Submissions must be original. We’re interested in short takes (250-500 words) on issues in the news, as well as traditional op-eds (600-950 words) and occasionally longer reported opinion pieces. Examples of recent opinions we’ve run are below.
Send your submission via email to editors@workshift.org. If you don’t hear back in about a week, feel free to follow up.
Recent Op-Eds
Employers Can’t Fix a Broken System One Training Program at a Time
More employers are stepping up to fund training, especially in the skilled trades. That’s a good thing—but they’re at risk of creating one-off workarounds that don’t add up to anything bigger.
AI Workforce Policy Is Solving the Wrong Problem
Before cities launch AI bootcamps, they should read this.
Building the Infrastructure of Opportunity
Learning options have mushroomed. Now we need the institutions—and the relationships—to make them work.