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This is a call to embrace three basic principles to guide our path through this time of transformative change: · Recognize highereducation as a public good. · Depoliticize our colleges and universities. · Focus on outcomes that lead to jobs and support economic growth and prosperity.
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Three types of skills, it says, are increasingly important in today’s labour markets: Advanced cognitive skills such as complex problem-solving. Equally important are more investments in the road, port, and municipal infrastructure on which firms, governments, and individuals rely to exploit technologies to their full potential,” it adds.
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