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<!--**-->NGA, NCSL, CCSSO and NASBE Release <em>Accelerating the Agenda: Actions to Improve America's High Schools</em>NGA, NCSL, CCSSO and NASBE Release Accelerating the Agenda: Actions to Improve America's High Schools
Building on the national imperative first set forth at the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools, the NGA Center, National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) released Accelerating the Agenda: Actions to Improve America's High Schools, a joint report measuring the progress states have made improving America’s high schools and citing the challenges that remain in ensuring high school students are prepared for college and career success in the global economy.
<!--00-->Education Policy Experts Sound Alarm Over America's Ability to CompeteEducation Policy Experts Sound Alarm Over America's Ability to Compete
Underscoring the link between a world-class education and a sound U.S. economy, leading education experts issued a report offering sweeping recommendations to internationally benchmark educational performance. Watch video from the news conference.
<!--01-->Governors Host Historic Meeting with Incoming Presidential AdministrationGovernors Host Historic Meeting with Incoming Presidential Administration
The nation's governors were honored to host President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden at a meeting earlier this week in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to discuss the challenges of the current economic crisis and ways to speed recovery. Watch video from the post-meeting news conference.