The following information will show how education reform is not really about reforming anything other than economic growth for big corporations. Race to the Top (RTTT) was authorized under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). The overall goals of the ARRA are to stimulate the economy in the short term and invest in education and other essential public services to ensure the long-term economic health of our nation. Race to the Top is a product of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act so of course the intentions are to capitalize off our public education system. Its common sense when you reinvest in something you intend on making a profit! The private sector is responding to the President’s challenge with more than financial support: Corporations have made commitments that take advantage of their areas of expertise and the skills of their employees. These undertakings include programs like Change the Equation, which focuses on corporate investment in the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education, Skills for America’s Future with its support of business partnerships with community colleges, and the President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness. Business Roundtable (BRT) is an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies with $7.4 trillion in annual revenues and more than 16 million employees. BRT member companies comprise more than a third of the total value of the U.S. stock market and invest $158 billion annually in research and development — equal to 62 percent of U.S. private R&D spending. The Guiding Principles for Developing a Skilled, Prepared Workforce To advance the goal of developing a skilled, prepared workforce, stakeholders at the federal, state and local levels should ensure that policies and initiatives are aligned with the following core principles. • Establish World-Class Expectations: U.S. student achievement and workforce productivity should meet or exceed those in other developed countries. • Ensure Public Accountability: U.S. educational institutions and training programs that receive federal, state or local funding should be held accountable to the public for producing results. • Encourage Cost-Effective Innovation: U.S. policymakers and educators should encourage innovations that have the potential to produce better results for the same or lower cost. • Enhance Technology’s Educational Applications: U.S. policymakers and educators should leverage technology to improve the productivity of education and training programs, as well as shift them from time-based systems to learning-centered and competency-based systems. • Expand Data-Based Decision Making: Policymakers, educators and consumers should have transparent and useful data on performance, cost and labor market outcomes to help them make informed, cost-effective decisions about schools, programs and credentials. • Build Public-Private Partnerships: The public and private sectors should look for opportunities to build effective partnerships that engage educators, employers and policymakers in developing and implementing cost-effective solutions. • Demand Results: Education policies and programs with proven results should be scaled, and those that are ineffective should be terminated. America faces unprecedented competitive challenges in the world economy. These uncertain times are creating anxiety about the future for some American citizens, communities and companies. To succeed in this new reality and benefit from expanded economic opportunity, American workers need programs to develop and maintain the skills needed for higher-skilled service and manufacturing jobs that increasingly characterize the U.S. economy in the 21st century. They need support when their livelihoods are threatened for whatever reason — whether it’s due to increasing productivity, technological change, or domestic or international competition. businessroundtable.org/studies-and-reports/prospering-together/ We will reach out to other business organizations and companies to get strong business support for The Springboard Project’s recommendations and encourage all businesses to make improving the U.S. education system a key part of their corporate citizenship agendas. The full report, as well as sources for statistics used in this summary report, is available online at businessroundtable.org/springboard. Recommendation: Create national standards for portable, “stackable” credentials for certificates, apprenticeships and pathways for earning credit at two- and four-year programs. • Businesses must take the lead in working with industry associations, unions, educators, nonprofit organizations and the U.S. Department of Labor to develop, regularly review and update national standards for credentialing programs. • Educators need to provide academic credit for completing approved career and technical coursework, helping students to build career pathways. • Employers should include credential requirements in all job descriptions and should recognize and reward employees who complete programs and achieve additional credentials. • The Department of Labor should collect and publish the standards in a user-friendly format online so that individuals can understand the demands of various occupations and industries. All the information listed above I uncovered in Business Roundtable , U.S and NYS Department of Education Documents. businessroundtable.org/uploads/studies-reports/downloads/BRT_TakingActionEW_V903_10_04_13.pdf businessroundtable.org/studies-and-reports/getting-ahead-case-studies/ businessroundtable.org/uploads/studies-reports/downloads/BRT_History_1172011.pdf businessroundtable.org/news-center/csa-press-release/ archives.nysed.gov/edpolicy/research/res_organizations.shtml
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