In
September 2005, The Fate of the American Dream brought together top
corporate, education, and workforce policymakers to address the failure
to prepare the nation for the demands of the knowledge-based, global
economy of the 21st century. The two-day forum was sponsored by Jobs
for the Future, Ford Motor Company Fund, and eight other national
corporations. The Action Agenda, which JFF released at the forum, looks
at how the nation can take advantage of today's best innovations and
new models to rebuild and extend the education pipeline for tomorrow's
needs. It specifies concrete action steps—for employers, the education
system, workforce development agencies, and state and national
governments—in two major areas: accelerating achievement and learning;
and promoting lifelong learning.
