Access to quality and affordable primary education, digital resources, and technical training pipelines have long been established as positively correlating towards the socio-economic growth and collective development of entire societies. Yet despite the universal consensus on the fundamental importance of accessible education in providing opportunities, several communities across Latin America and the U.S. disproportionately lack such access. Highly rural areas, crisis-affected communities, displaced populations all face significant barriers in providing youth with the necessary opportunities and innovations required to compete in our globalized world. With a primary focus on Latin America, this panel will bring together education specialists, activists, and social-impact professionals, to discuss the necessary actions to alleviate this issue across a wide-range of sectors.