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Ending the ‘Race to the Bottom’
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Education policy reform and serious action expected from the government. Obama has agood grasp of what is needed and what actions to take to improve the quality of education in our schools, and the support from parents.
Healthcare and education as big U.S. job sources in the 2008 global financial crisis as construction spending is hit hard, which continues to be the case in 2014
03/11/2009
An exceptional piece by Michael Mandel of Business Week highlighting the importance of education and healthcare sectors for development. In Michigan, one of the hardest hit states in the U.S., education and healthcare provides about 23% of jobs, compared to manufacturing with about 12% in 2009. Six years later in 2014 healthcare is an even bigger source of future jobs as shown in U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics information. Competition in the global economy makes investments in education critical for future competitiveness. As manufacturing gets automated it provides fewer jobs per million dollars invested, and with lower manufacturing wages in developed countries to improve competitiveness. Investments in education, especially science and technology for new generations of products and demands, better preschool and better classrooms,and in community colleges with broader access to the public at lower cost, helps bring more of the population into better jobs. This is generally true for all developed economies and interestingly applies to China also with its aging population and shift to higher technologies for its products. In countries like India poor resource allocation to healthcare and education means immediate and high dividends from such investments.
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The Big Job Engines: Education and Health
BusinessWeek 03/11/2009
Obama Outlines Plan for Education Overhaul
New York Times 03/11/2009
Ending the ‘Race to the Bottom’
New York Times 03/12/2009
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New York Times 04/27/2014
A part-timer boom, or blip? - The Washington Post
Washington Post 07/16/2014
The new Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, and his plans for improving U.S. education.
12/16/2008
Obama and Arne Duncan's plans for American education.
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U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political Divide
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The Great Stagnation in American Education
New York Times 09/07/2013
Peterson and Hanushek: The Vital Link of Education and Prosperity
Wall Street Journal 09/11/2013
New York Times 01/18/2014
Arne Duncan: Better education starts with honesty about achievement gaps - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/24/2014
Obama Outlines Plan for Education Overhaul
New York Times 03/11/2009
President Obama and Arne Duncan's community college intiative.
01/28/2009
Obama's proposal will invest $12 billion in savings from the federal education lending programs into community colleges. The idea is to expand graduation rates by about 5 million with certificate progras of 6months to ayear that would train people especially the jobless for new jobs in growing fields. Its crucial to meeting the growing mismatch between job requirements of jobs going unfilled and the qualifications of jobless people.
Grouped Articles
U.S. Schools Chief Arne Duncan Labors to Straddle Political Divide
Wall Street Journal 07/22/2013
New York Times 01/18/2014
Arne Duncan: Better education starts with honesty about achievement gaps - The Washington Post
Washington Post 01/24/2014
Ending the ‘Race to the Bottom’
New York Times 03/12/2009
Big Gap in College Graduation Rates for Rich and Poor, Study Finds
Wall Street Journal 02/05/2015
Obama Attacks on Economy and Seeks Billions for Community Colleges
New York Times 07/15/2009
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