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On Sept. 19-20, top corporate, education and workforce policymakers came together to address the failure to prepare the nation for the demands of the knowledge-based, global economy of the 21st century. Through a dynamic, interactive forum, town hall-style gatherings, and addresses by prominent policymakers, 100 business and government leaders discussed how we can restore the "American dream." Participants emerged with concrete strategies and resources to help provide more young people and adults with a better education and better careers.

The two-day event, called "The Fate of the American Dream: A National Forum on Strengthening Our Education and Skills Pipeline," was sponsored by Jobs for the Future, Ford Motor Company Fund, and eight other national corporations. At the conclusion, Ford made a commitment to help launch a follow-up meeting in 2006 to build on the forum and to develop "on-the-ground" efforts to better integrate corporate initiatives into the mainstream of education reform efforts in targeted states.

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