The U.S. Chamber’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), the Central Florida Partnership, the Orlando Regional REALTOR© Association, and the Central Florida Public School Board Coalition today hosted the Central Florida Education Summit.
Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focused on education reform in local communities, stopped in San Diego today for a forum hosted by the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), and the San Diego North Chamber of Commerce. Business, community, and education leaders gathered to address local challenges and identify strategies to advance education and workforce development efforts in San Diego. Discussion highlighted key issues including the Governor’s education budget proposal and the role of alternative career pathways for closing the skills gap.
Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focused on education reform in local communities, stopped in Albany today. In a forum hosted by the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), and the Business Council of New York State, Inc., business, community, and education leaders gathered to address statewide challenges and discuss strategies to advance effective education reform in New York school districts.
Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focused on education reform in local communities, stopped in Billings today. In a forum hosted by the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), and the Billings Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau, business, community, and education leaders gathered to address local challenges and discuss strategies to advance effective education reform in Montana school districts.
Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focused on education reform in local communities, stopped in Somerset today. In a forum hosted by the Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), and the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce Foundation, business, community, and education leaders gathered to address local challenges and discuss strategies to advance effective education reform in New Jersey school districts.
The Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), an affiliate of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), Florida Council of 100, Florida Chamber of Commerce, and AT&T hosted Breaking Through Mediocrity, a forum examining the current state of education in Florida.
Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focusing on education reform in local communities, stopped in Tacoma today. The forum was hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), and the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber.
Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focusing on education reform in local communities, stopped in Jefferson City today. The forum was hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), and the Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today endorsed the first-ever review of the quality of teacher preparation provided by more than 1,100 institutions in the United States, a project of the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ). The report, which will be distributed by U.S. News & World Report in early spring 2013, will highlight the country’s most effective curriculums and use those as models for other programs to improve.
Breaking the Monopoly of Mediocrity, a cross-country tour focused on education reform in local communities, stopped in Albuquerque today. The forum hosted by the U.S. Chamber’s Institute for a Competitive Workforce (ICW), the National Chamber Foundation (NCF), the Greater Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce, and the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce included Governor Susana Martinez as well as education, government and business leaders who gathered to address the challenges associated with educating children in rural communities and Native American reservations.
The Institute for a Competitive Workforce will hold its annual education and workforce summit on September 17 & 18 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. Details to come.
