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From Education Newsfeed: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today met with business and higher education leaders in New York City to discuss America's higher education system and the business community's role in preparing our students to compete in the 21st Century global economy, as well the importance of reauthorizing the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in order to better prepare students for college and the workforce. Today, students across our country are lucky to have you looking out for them as Chair of the Business-Higher Education Forum. I'd also like to thank Kathy Wylde of the Partnership for New York City and Cornell University President David Skorton for co-hosting us along with Herb. Universities serve as incubators for the great ideas, inventions, and individuals that make our private sector thrive. And as board members, professors, and alumni, business leaders can help schools fine-tune programs and maximize resources to better serve more students. And so, as a policymaker and a parent, I appreciate the fact that you're using your combined strength to improve our entire K-16 system. To help make the dream of college education a reality for many more students, last fall I released a plan to increase access, affordability, and accountability. Thanks to your support, No Child Left Behind is already proving that high standards and accountability are the keys to improving the K-12 pipeline. About a million students drop out, each forfeiting a million dollars in lifetime earnings compared to college graduates. Going forward, the President and I want to build on this work by ensuring high school measurements are aligned with business and university needs.
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