Businesses should also reinforce their needs at the local level. Second, businesses can lend their employees to help schools. At Washington Mutual, for example, we provide school districts technical help in areas such as data processing, personnel, and organizational management. We also offer employees up to four hours per month in paid volunteer release time, to provide service in their local schools. Business can also help with financial resources and in-kind contributions.
Businesses can provide internships and work experience for students.
Business can also support necessary levies. And, business can share knowledge on what it takes to run efficient and responsive organizations. Over the years, the critical role education plays in our economic success has become more and more apparent to me. That educators and businesses need to work together to prepare young people for successful careers in an increasingly competitive world. Those statistics clearly indicate the advantages of possessing the skills necessary for today's business economy.