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	1.	Convergence as Strategy and as Model: Linking P-16 Education Reform and Economic Development A new P-16 model is emerging in some Ohio communities, a move toward “convergence” that integrates education reform and economic development. Different from earlier “standalone” actions and small-scale joint efforts, this approach could serve as a national model of the transformations needed to respond to the new shape of our economy. (Website)
	2.	21st Century Skills, Beyond the Three Rs The poll, released by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, indicates that Americans understand the economy has changed and that, without skills that reflect today's workforce demands, young people may face tougher challenges earning a living wage and maintaining U.S. competitiveness than previous generations did. Skills such as global literacy, problem solving, innovation and creativity are becoming increasingly important in today's society and economy. (Website)
	3.	Building a 21st Century U.S. Education System NCTAF Board member Robert Wehling and the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future have published a book that brings together the visionary thinking of some of the nation’s finest education thought leaders and presents a diverse set of strategies and solutions to provide every child with a high-quality, world-class educational opportunity. KnowledgeWorks President Chad Wick wrote the last chapter, "The Meek Shall Inherit the Public Schools: Who Will Be Left Standing in the Learning E (Website)

	1.	Public Schools and Economic Development: What the Research Shows KnowledgeWorks Foundation is pleased to announce our publication, Public Schools and Economic Development: What the Research Shows. Critical to our vision as an education foundation is a belief that a highly educated and skilled populace benefits both individuals and the community as a whole. As a result, we enlisted Jonathan Weiss, a nationally recognized expert in community sustainability and economic development, to review the existing research on the relationship between schools and economic development. (PDF, 431 kb)
	2.	Leadership in Education: A Handbook For School Superintendents and Teacher Union Presidents This handbook contains practical information and advice to help superintendents and teacher organization presidents manage their relationships, and provides a basis for discussion and reflection across the traditional lines of labor management. It covers the often avoidable difficulties these positions regularly have with each other, and offers explicit lessons for dealing with these difficulties and many other aspects of their relationship and of leadership in general. (PDF)
	3.	Dollars & Sense II Dollars & Sense II proves that good small schools are being built and operated cost-effectively, and lays out practical strategies for cost-effectiveness that have been field-tested by schools and reports analysis of data from over 3,000 school construction projects. (Website)