Imagine a state where they embrace the concept that the state's economic development strategy must be at the foundation of all educational initiatives directed at workforce training. Or that its economic development plan for the near future and long-term delineates the job opportunities its residents can look forward to today and in the future, with educational curriculums starting in grammar school through high school that embed this economic strategy in their makeup.
Imagine further that the state's policy makers feel strongly that its education system's primary purpose is to prepare its youth to become productive economic participants. Conceive if you can, that communication between the Department of Economic Development and the Department of Education works hand in hand so residents can see maximum efficiency and effectiveness from their educational investment and the economic results that come from it.
Such a future is imagined in Vermont, where its Next Generation Commission issued its report in December on educating Vermont's youth to meet the needs of the economic future of the state. The commission noted that such improvement in this collaboration is possible, and need not cost money, but rather simply require a mutual recognition by each department of the importance to prioritize this cooperation. Read more about the simple, yet bold study recommendations here.
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