Many people argue, as a matter of fairness, that everyone deserves an equal chance but not an assured outcome. Participants at the Austin roundtable emphatically go further. For them, outcomes are what count. No one is going to give you an A for effort. That's not good enough.
Industry needs results.
To compete in the international arena, industry participants argued, Texas needs an effective, productive work force. The future of Texas depends more on how we educate all students in the state than on any other single factor. Other business representatives agreed. We need to show students how mathematics and science courses are meaningful, appropriate, and applicable for business. Business needs a work force coming out of the schools that meets the demands of international performance.