NCEE has returned to its original goal of analyzing the world economic and educational scene to identify the best course for American education policy and present its proposals for change in the education system to the American public.
Specifically, it decided to follow up on the work of the first Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce by creating another, the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, to examine the workings of the current global economy and their implications for education and training in the United States.
That Commission released its report, Tough Choices or Tough Times, that called for a fundamental restructuring of how America educates its people. It features an innovative set of policy proposals designed to yield a system that would boost students to unprecedented levels of learning while creating a structure to give them the best teachers and schools the country can offer. One of the core elements of the Tough Choices proposal is the adoption of a system of State Board Examinations, world-class instructional systems that have been proven to prepare students for success in college and careers.
