Law and Public Policy

Eli Broad on the Solution to Unemployment and the Deficit

October 17, 2012  • Institute Contributor

Eli Broad, founder of the Broad Foundation and renowned business leader, spoke on education as the key to succeeding in the global economy at this summer’s Aspen Ideas Festival. Watch the full session of Lessons in Education.

This week, the Aspen Institute is bringing together thought leaders to discuss education and unemployment. Thursday, the Economic Opportunities Program talks about reinventing low-wage work, with a focus on construction jobs. The Education and Society Program hosts the authors of “The Futures of School Reform” for a conversation on remaking American schooling on Wednesday at 10 am. Watch the livestream of this important talk, and future Aspen events to keep you informed before November’s election, on Live at the Aspen Institute.