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Title: EDUCATE FIR$T WHY INVESTING IN EDUCATION FUELS THE TEXAS ECONOMY

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Publication Year: 2017

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Abstract: Texas’ education system is currently inadequate to meet the state’s future needs for millions of young Texans and there is much at stake for the state’s business and economic interests. Advocates for improving our system for all students – from major educational stakeholders to concerned parents wanting a bright future for their children in terms of economic stability and prosperity – are too-often unheard by our state’s governance and, sometimes, business leaders. These leaders face numerous challenges confronting our state and have not prioritized funding public education at the necessary levels. While it is true that our state has many needs, the main emphasis of this paper is to illustrate how much is at stake for the business community of Texas if we continue to under-educate our children and ill-prepare them for rewarding careers that allow them to properly contribute to both the state and nation’s economy. Educate Fir$t believes that, based on these realities, the business community must fully understand what is at risk from the perspective of their future ability to maintain our financial well-being. This paper seeks to emphasize the irrefutable link between the concerns of public education and those that pertain to the business sector. Education is an investment that affects everyone; it is not a special interest sector impacting only those who work or learn in schools and colleges across the nation. The quality of public education has a notable connection to the proliferation and survival of businesses. We are hopeful that this message will resonate with the business community as well as educational stakeholders, communities that rely on public education, and the legislators who are positioned to help usher in a new generation of better educated, more highly skilled Texans. Many factors in both Texas and the United States contribute to the problems facing public education and will have a major impact on the business community. Among them are a notable increase in the state’s already impressive child population, the constantly evolving technology required by our state’s businesses demanding a workforce with updated skill sets, and the decreased funding of higher education – a vital part of the educational pipeline that provides a link between public primary and secondary schools and the job market.

Url: http://therivardreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Educate_First_-Investing_In_Education.pdf

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Authors: Alemán, Enrique, Jr

Publisher: JDG Associates

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Education

Countries: United States