Sentences with phrase «standards in a competitive global economy»

The implication, quoth the Journal reporters: «Without better educated Americans, economists say, the U.S. won't be able to maintain high - wage jobs and rising living standards in a competitive global economy.»

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As Red WiIson told us six years ago: To improve our standard of living in the increasingly competitive global economy, we must be prepared to «compete to win.»

As Red Wilson told us six years ago: To improve our standard of living in the increasingly competitive global economy, we must be prepared to «compete to win.»

Schwartz recalls the 1996 summit as a «locking of arms» moment among Democratic and moderate Republican governors, as well as a lineup of heavy - hitting corporate CEOs who were convinced that standards - based reform was the answer for the country to remain competitive in the global economy.

Under both the IASA and NCLB, each state wrote its own academic standards and developed its own tests, leading to wide variation in content and rigor.11 But with the global economy growing increasingly competitive and connected, two - thirds of jobs will require at least some college training by 2020.12 State leaders, acknowledging this economic reality, began to recognize that schools needed to expect more of students for them to succeed and that these expectations need not be dramatically different among states.13

Championed by the National Governor's Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers, the new national standards stress critical thinking and more sophisticated vocabularies, with the aim of setting a higher bar for American students and making them more competitive with their peers from other countries in an increasingly global economy.