President Clinton, who has made education his top priority, asked me to see what we can do to expand the pool. I believe government can shine a spotlight on what is going on. Right now, nationwide, there are many innovative programs to build a high-tech workforce. But people do not know about them. Now, for the first time, in one place, it is.
Teachers can scan to see what other teachers are doing.
States can find out what is happening in other states. Businesses can see what other businesses are doing. This will be a great boom in terms of quickly understanding what is out there. And there is a lot out there. In fact, if I were Vice President Gore, I would offer a demonstration.