| Author(s): | Business Round Table |
| Title: | Taking action for America: A CEO plan for jobs and economic growth: A skilled, prepared workforce |
| Source: | http://businessroundtable.org/uploads/studies-r... |
| Date: | 2012 |
| Organization: | Business Round Table |
| Short Description: | After decades of involvement in education reform initiatives by individual companies and organizations such as Business Round Table, but only incremental improvement to show for it, CEOs believe it is time to take a fresh look at the changes needed to produce significantly better results. |
| Annotation: | After decades of involvement in education reform initiatives by individual companies and organizations such as Business Round Table, but only incremental improvement to show for it, CEOs believe it is time to take a fresh look at the changes needed to produce significantly better results. Incremental change that tinkers around the margins is not producing the results needed for individual success or national competitiveness. Based on benchmarking best policies and practices in the United States and around the world, BRT will focus on the following education and workforce issues in the next year: Implementing Common Core State Standards in math and English language arts, as well as Next Generation Science Standards (now under development), Tying data and accountability systems to core standards, and Improving teacher training and support, with emphasis on the critical need areas of: STEM, K–12 and postsecondary education, early learning, with an emphasis on ensuring that every 8-year-old can read, and aligning community college technical skills training with business needs. |
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