This report of the Task Force on Jobs, Growth, and Competitiveness of the National Governors' Association is intended to serve as a blueprint for revitalizing the U.S. economy and creating new economic opportunity. The report presents a number of policy options for states to adapt to their own needs. Recommendations are based on the following…

Declines in the United States' competitive status in the world show that the nation needs a better educated, more creative, more flexible work force. Undergraduate education has an essential role to play in preparing students for both work and citizenship, requiring new collaboration between state, education, and community leaders. (MSE)

The role of higher education in reversing the nation's economic decline is discussed by the governor of Arkansas in this keynote address delivered at the 1988 National Conference on Higher Education. In this context, several recommendations are made: (1) the number of high school graduates who go to college needs to be increased from about 55% to…