CB> If asked to explain why they have little interest 
 CB> in school performance, the
 CB> businesses would undoubtedly have said that high 
 CB> school graduates are often
 CB> so poorly prepared that it is not worth the time 
 CB> and expense to see whether
Hmmm, I have a hard time agreeing with this--did Mr. Shanker really ask 
businesses? Seems to be putting his own perceptions on education. I wonder 
again about the source of information about our graduates being poorly 
prepared. The business that doesn't care will be doomed to failure 
eventually, especially in the next 25 years. As the post pointed out,    it 
is important.
  
It is interesting that the current company that leads car sales is a "Deming" 
based company - Saturn - Every employee has to go to school at the company's 
expense. (by Deming, I mean founded on the principles of W. Edward Deming, 
the quality expert)
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