Tom Walsh column, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan must step up its game to be a top growth state"Detroit Public Television's MIWeek news program was at the Business Leaders for Michigan CEO Summit this week, asking the question, "What's Ahead For Michigan's Economic Future?" BRT President John... Continue Reading
More evidence is out this week that the U.S. skills gap is widening further. The latest proof comes from Bayer’s annual “Facts of Science Education” survey, which has been conducted since 1995 to gauge public opinion on U.S. science education. This year, the survey asked talent recruiters from... Continue Reading
As the Florida Department of Education begins hearings today on the Common Core State Standards, we note broad support. First of all from the military, which "heartily endorses" the state standards, The Daily Caller reports. The first reason is the expectation that the Common Core will, in... Continue Reading
A brand-new assessment comparing the cognitive and workplace skills of U.S. adults to those of their peers in other countries was just released and will certainly draw attention. (See OECD Skills Outlook 2013.) News of a U.S. skills gap is not new. We have known for quite some time that high... Continue Reading
With the new school year now under way, advocates of Common Core State Standards have been out in front in their promotion of the needed educational reforms. A round-up: Rex Tillerson, chairman and CEO of ExxonMobil, explains in a Wall Street Journal opinion column today that Common Core State... Continue Reading