Preparing Connecticut Students for the Global Economy


Hartford Courant
October 23, 2009

In an op-ed in the Hartford Courant, John R. Rathgeber, president and CEO of the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, notes that, "Connecticut must strengthen its education system to anticipate and respond to employers' needs while emphasizing lifelong learning. That means more collaboration, greater coordination, better aligned curriculum and stronger awareness of the expectations of each level of education...It also means making postsecondary education an expectation for more of our young people...." Read the article...

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