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The Class of 2030 and Life-Ready Learning

September 4, 2018

The future of learning is here. As schools and educators consider how to approach the rapidly changing realities of education, new research suggests today’s kindergartners will graduate better prepared for their futures if they have a strong social and emotional foundation, developed in a personalized learning environment. This new research draws on multiple sources, including a collaboration between Microsoft and McKinsey & Company's education practice and voices of the students themselves, rarely heard in most research. Find out how you and your school can stay on the cutting edge of the changing classroom and best prepare your students for success now and into the future.

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