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America Works – Education and Training for Tomorrow’s Jobs

Preparing America’s 21st century workforce to keep pace and stay competitive is an issue that not
only calls for national attention, it also demands gubernatorial leadership. Ensuring our states’ and
citizens’ future economic security will require significant improvements to our education system
and workforce training programs. It also will require closer relationships among our high schools,
colleges, workforce training providers and employers.

That’s why I’ve chosen to focus my 2013-
2014 National Governors Association Chair’s Initiative on
America Works: Education and Training for
Tomorrow’s Jobs.

Governors are uniquely positioned to foster stronger connections between education and
the workforce because within states, they are the sole individual who has responsibility for
both public education and economic development. States and the businesses that drive state
economies can help secure their own economic future by aligning education institutions and
workforce training efforts with the projected demands of tomorrow’s labor market.

Beyond the benefits to the businesses that make up the states’ economies, these changes will
improve access to economic opportunities for the citizens of each state. We know it will be the
workers with education and training in fields such as
science, technology, engineering and mathematics
(STEM) and other skilled trades who will be best
prepared to capture the high-wage jobs of the next
decade, including those in health care, management,
scientific and technical consulting, business services and
advanced manufacturing. Those are the jobs that will
support families and help states’ economies thrive.

Together, we can work to prepare our workforce for
the 21st century, securing the economic future of all
Americans.

Sincerely, Mary Fallin

National Governors Association Chair, 2013-2014

Full Report: http://www.nga.org/files/live/sites/NGA/files/pdf/2013/CI1314AmericaWorks.pdf?utm_source=SSTI+Weekly+Digest&utm_campaign=25b1a2d7e3-SSTI_Weekly_Digest_for_August_7_20138_8_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_ecf5992d4c-25b1a2d7e3-212414005

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