Business groups are venturing into national education policy to narrow the gap between what America’s public schools are teaching and the skills that tomorrow’s workplace needs. The NCLB Works! coalition is headed by the Business Roundtable and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Its members include the National Council of La Raza, which represents the Hispanic community, The LINKS, a nonprofit developed by African American women to support stronger communities, the Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights and The Education Trust. The coalition will be active through the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act and is focusing attention on high school students who are… Read More