Education and Workforce Committee
As CEOs of the world’s leading companies, our members understand how an educated and skilled workforce, along with advanced technological innovation, create a competitive advantage in the world economy and help drive U.S. job creation. Business Roundtable supports policies and investments to improve student achievement, particularly in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), expand U.S. innovation capacity and better prepare Americans to prosper in the 21st century economy.
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Business Roundtable is dedicated to accelerating innovation and boosting the worldwide competitiveness of our nation. A key component of success in the international economy is smart, educated, and motivated employees and customers.
Business Roundtable’s recent activities and policy goals to promote and develop a well-educated workforce include:
- Advocating for education reform to better prepare U.S. students for the 21st century workplace, such as through workforce training and public policies that attract and retain the best and brightest scientists and engineers from around the world to help build U.S. innovation capacity and create new jobs.
- Developing training programs, such as JobSTART 101 to introduce college students and recent graduates to the professional skills necessary for entry-level employees to succeed in the workplace.
- Pursuing improvements to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education in the United States, such as by leading the Tapping America’s Potential (TAP) coalition.
- Working with policymakers to expand incentives both for innovation and for scaling up proven programs in K-12 education, like Race to the Top. Our members also work toward these goals through such groups as the Business Coalition for Student Achievement and the Task Force on the Future of American Innovation.