“Our decreasing investment in education puts our leadership in the world at risk.” Erskine Bowles
Erskine Bowles is known as a business and public policy leader. He is perhaps best known currently for his leading role as an advocate – along with partner Alan Simpson – for responsible debt and deficit reduction. Bowles also served five years as President of the University of North Carolina, the governing body of the 17-campus North Carolina university system.
We talked recently about the critical role of education in business growth, innovation and competitiveness, and in driving America’s global leadership. Not surprisingly, Bowles links many of our current challenges in education to a debt-saddled economy. Following are some highlights from that conversation:
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