External factors forcing change on education: How can they work for us ?

External Factors Forcing Change on Education: How can they work for us? I am very pleased with the opportunity to make some remarks at this second National Conference on Science and Mathematics Education Reform. Every participant here this morning is committed to change; each of you understands the need for systemic reform; and each of you has a genuine desire to help America and its children grow in intellectual achievement. I can only admi re …

…be piecemeal, but it has the potential to weave a new fabric across the nation. For technology and education, the goal must always be how to enhance learning though technology. Today approximately one-third of major U.S. Corporations provide basic skills - training for employees. U.S. Industry as a whole spends about $25 billion yearly on remedial education. Businesses spend as much on remedial math education as is spent on math in schools and colleges.