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Originally Posted by pj67coll
Correct up to a point. However the problem does not start in the schools and so it cannot be fixed there.
- Peter.
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"It's an economic issue when the unemployment rate for folks who've never gone to college is almost double what it is for those who have," he said. "It's an economic issue when nearly eight in 10 new jobs will require workforce training or a higher education by the end of this decade. It's an economic issue when we know beyond a shadow of a doubt that countries that out-educate us today will out-compete us tomorrow."
President Obama, August 9, 2010