Achieving these goals requires partnerships among business, labor, educators, students, parents and local governments. To ready our young people for the future means we must work together in setting long-term goals. Teachers and the educational community are learning a new way of thinking about preparing students for a lifetime of learning. Many businesses have been content to stand on the sidelines and criticize the schools. But as business leaders we had better quit complaining unless we're willing to become part of the solution.
Education truly is a never-ending horizon.
If we succeed, our young people can look forward to a lifetime of learning and the opportunity to realize their own talents and promise. And our economy will grow stronger, with a workforce able to adapt to the future no matter what the challenges.