The Future is in Their Hands; When North Carolina started losing jobs overseas, the state overhauled its education system to create a 21st-century work force U.S. Edition Edition

[Chad Lewis] just wants a job that allows him to "be hands-on, get dirty, go home, take a shower and feel good about what I do each day." But to North Carolina Gov. Michael Easley, students like Lewis are on the front lines of the state's aggressive efforts to combat years of disastro...

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Published inNewsweek Vol. 147; no. 25; p. 46
Main Author Kantrowitz, Barbara
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Newsweek Publishing LLC 12.06.2006
Subjects
Education reform
Global economy
Labor force
Mathematics teachers
Outsourcing
Secondary schools
Students
Textiles
North Carolina
United States > US
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Summary:[Chad Lewis] just wants a job that allows him to "be hands-on, get dirty, go home, take a shower and feel good about what I do each day." But to North Carolina Gov. Michael Easley, students like Lewis are on the front lines of the state's aggressive efforts to combat years of disastrous job losses as key industries moved overseas. "What we're trying to provide is the best work force in the world," Easley says. "Not just in the country--in the world."
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ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X