In order to prepare young Americans for the job market, there needs to be a greater partnership between business and education. Business leaders must engage academia head on if they want to be substantial and lasting change.

The authors point out that while volunteer tutoring and college scholarships are beneficial, this kind of involvement by business in public education will not power the changes needed to significantly transform the education system and increase student achievement.

Business and civic leaders have long been key players in the push to improve America's schools. Business leaders should be partners, not pawns. Working with school districts or policymakers doesn't mean carrying their water; it means settling on shared objectives and pursuing them jointly.

The Occupiers are right about American incomes: They've definitely grown more unequal. But this fact presents three inconvenient truths for the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Romney was the big, big winner in delegates, but that doesn't mean that he'll be handed the nomination.

Business can provide the leverage, expertise, and leadership that will help educators and public officials make tough decisions and take hard steps they may not take on their own.

If Baton Rouge intends to keep its "rock star" moniker, it needs schools that are producing talent and are attractive to corporate honchos. The Baton Rouge business community can play a key role in helping to ensure that EBR is doing just that. Here are a few lessons drawn from a hard look at locales where business is helping to lead the way on K-12 schooling.

Itmay be prestigious for a city to host an airline hub, but are all thoseplanes on the tarmacworth higher fares and reduced competition?