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Title: NEPC Review: 'Let's Get Ready! Educating All Americans for Success' (National Governors Association, July 2025)
Language: English
Authors: Ryan Pfleger, University of Colorado at Boulder, National Education Policy Center (NEPC)
Source: National Education Policy Center. 2025.
Availability: National Education Policy Center. School of Education 249 UCB University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309. Tel: 303-735-5290; e-mail: nepc@colorado.edu; Web site: http://nepc.colorado.edu
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 20
Publication Date: 2025
Sponsoring Agency: Great Lakes Center for Education Research and Practice
Document Type: Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Reports, Misconceptions, Criticism, Alignment (Education), Labor Force, Labor Needs, Economic Factors, Academic Ability, Job Training, Civics, Well Being, Accountability, Neoliberalism, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Abstract: A National Governors Association report urges governors to make schools engines of economic competitiveness through public dashboards that align education with workforce needs. It defines four "readiness" areas--academic skills, job preparation, civic participation, and well-being--yet frames all through an economic lens, proposing funding systems that reward or punish schools based on graduates' income. Though it calls for moving beyond test scores, the report relies on CEO testimonials rather than rigorous research and overlooks evidence that high-stakes accountability narrows curriculum and harms teaching. By treating students and teachers as causes of economic inequality instead of their victims, it diverts attention from structural reforms and offers little practical guidance for improving schools.
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Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED677348
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