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WHY CORPORATE AMERICA IS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING EDUCATION

WHY CORPORATE AMERICA IS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING EDUCATION. Charitable Leadership Foundation. Today, PLTW supports: 175,000+ students, in 1600+ school sites, in 45 states & DC, being taught engineering curricula, by over 5000 teachers, all trained by PLTW, at 26 universities.

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WHY CORPORATE AMERICA IS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING EDUCATION

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  1. WHY CORPORATE AMERICA IS INTERESTED IN IMPROVING EDUCATION

  2. Charitable Leadership Foundation • Today, PLTW supports: • 175,000+ students, • in 1600+ school sites, • in 45 states & DC, • being taught engineering curricula, • by over 5000 teachers, • all trained by PLTW, • at 26 universities. Forging new generations of engineers

  3. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY YEAR Source: US Census Bureau

  4. MANUFACTURING AS A PERCENTAGE OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT Source: US Census Bureau

  5. EMPLOYMENT GROWTH

  6. CHINA’S TRADE IN GOODS

  7. PERCENTAGE MANUFACTURING OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT Source: US Census Bureau

  8. GOODS PRODUCTION AS A SHARE OF REAL GDP Source: US Federal Reserve

  9. U.S. MANUFACTURING OUTPUT INDEX Source: US Federal Reserve

  10. U.S. PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH Source: Council of Economic Advisors

  11. EMPLOYMENT & PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH Source: Dept. of Labor (Bureau of Statistics) and Federal Reserve

  12. SHARE OF EMPLOYMENT IN INDUSTRY Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development

  13. The report of my death was an exaggeration. - Mark Twain

  14. INDUSTRY DOES NOT WANT WORKERS WHO ARE • Unskilled or Under skilled • Unmotivated • Technology Illiterate • Unable to work collaboratively • Single dimensional in Education, training, skills • Not lifelong learners • Unable to read and write or speak at a reasonably high level

  15. INDUSTRY DOES WANT WORKERS WHO ARE • Understand Technology • Team Players… Collaborative… Innovative • Project/problem based • Equipped with critical thinking skills • Strong communicators… Written & Verbal • Adaptable

  16. PERCENTAGE DIFFERENCE IN EARNING

  17. Educational System Government/ Citizens Foundations Business It takes all of us!!

  18. A Proactive Business Community • Create globally competitive organizations that are built with US/Idaho graduates. • Provide students with opportunities to “see their future”… Make education relevant. • Support teachers’ continuing education. Teachers must understand the “goal”. • Support leadership development within our education system.

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