Commentary

Worried about outsourcing?

Might want to fix this first: High school graduation tests in Florida and five other states are not “overly demanding” and measure only a small part of the skills considered essential by colleges and employers, concluded a report released Wednesday. For instance, the math portion of the tests includes material generally taught, internationally, in the eighth grade … If companies looking for skilled labor can’t find it here, they will look overseas. For more on the outsourcing-education link, see this post.