Supporters of the Common Core State Standards are moving to confront increasingly high-profile opposition to the standards at the state and national levels by rallying the private sector and initiating coordinated public relations and advertising campaigns as schools continue implementation.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers reopened the fight over a federal "unit record" system on Thursday, introducing legislation in both chambers of Congress that would link individual student records to wage data in an effort to "empower" prospective college students.
Now, more than ever, Michigan's economic future is closely tied to the education of its workforce. Good paying jobs are increasingly requiring more education and the jobs will go where those educated workers can be found.
In Tennessee, only 16 percent of high school graduates are prepared for college. This is unacceptable. While this is a major concern from an education standpoint, it is even more sobering when I think about the economic future of our state. Without a well-educated workforce, we will not be competitive with other states across our country.
Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focused on education reform in local communities, stopped in San Diego today for a forum hosted by the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), and the San Diego North Chamber of Commerce. Business, community, and education leaders gathered to address local challenges and identify strategies to advance education and workforce development efforts in San Diego. Discussion highlighted key issues including the Governor’s education budget proposal and the role of alternative career pathways for closing the skills gap.
In a discussion with business leaders and others at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event April 16, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said they must step up their political advocacy to defend the Common Core State Standards and other changes to K-12 policy.
Over the next decade, American businesses will need more than 1 million college grads who possess STEM, or science technology, engineering and math skills, said Heather Briccetti, president and CEO of the Business Council of New York State.
Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focused on education reform in local communities, stopped in Albany today. In a forum hosted by the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), and the Business Council of New York State, Inc., business, community, and education leaders gathered to address statewide challenges and discuss strategies to advance effective education reform in New York school districts.
There is a monopoly of mediocrity in American education. The challenge to New Jersey: Break it. The great “Wizard of Menlo Park,” Thomas Edison, once said, “The three things that are most essential to achievement are common sense, hard work and stick-to-it-iv-ness.” It is an ethic that has served New Jersey well, helped the state weather many storms, and made it one of the first great centers for innovation in the United States.
Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focused on education reform in local communities, stopped in Billings today. In a forum hosted by the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), and the Billings Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau, business, community, and education leaders gathered to address local challenges and discuss strategies to advance effective education reform in Montana school districts.
The Central Florida Education Summit will be hosted by the Central Florida Partnership and sponsored by the Orlando Regional REALTOR Association, in partnership with the National Chamber Foundation, the Institute for a Competitive Workforce, and the Central Florida Public School Board Coalition.
U.S. News STEM Solutions 2013 will bring together business, education and government leaders who have long recognized the need to connect the dots between STEM education and careers. Adding to last year’s successful conference format, the second edition will give more dedicated time for these leaders to interact and collaborate.
