Received today from the Chamber. -jsq
Why Employers Support School Unification
By Greg Justice
Director of Manufacturing
Regal Marine Industries, Inc.Look it up, states that rank among the highest in terms of
quality of life and economic growth rank among the highest in terms of
quality of education. Is this because these states have higher levels
of education, or did they become attractive places to live because they
have a focused approach to improving the quality of education? And does
the same reasoning hold true for different nations?It would seem we’re about to find out. In one generation, the U.S. has
fallen from No. 1 to No. 9 in the number of people graduating with
college degrees. We’re mediocre in education when compared to the other
34 industrialized nations. A 2009 study from the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development shows the U.S. ranked 14th in
reading, 17th in science, and 25th in math – all lagging behind other
leading industrialized countries.It is hard to relate these statistics to our local schools,
And I thought business people liked hard work!
