At the same time, we must be alert to the need to improve the skills and earning power of those who appear to be falling behind. We must also develop strategies to overcome the education deficiencies of all too many of our young people and to renew the skills of workers who have not kept up with the changing demands of the workplace.
The recognition that more productive workers and learning go hand-in-hand is becoming ever more visible in schools and in the workplace. Expanded linkages between business and education should be encouraged at all levels of our education system.