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November 18, 2009

Cisco CEO: Education Is Top National Priority

Roger Cheng:

Education should be the top national priority ahead of health care, the economy and climate change, according to Cisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) Chief Executive John Chambers.

Education should be an issue that brings together Democrats and Republicans at a time when they can agree on little else, Chambers said. He helped present the findings of an education-focused task force at the WSJ CEO Council conference Tuesday.

The task force determined that the government should form a national council for an educated work force, linking together the secretaries of education, labor and commerce, said Accenture Ltd. (ACN) Chief Executive William Green.

"We don't have a national agenda to be tops in the world in education," Green said. "On every measure, we're slipping."

Indeed, countries are doing a better job of preparing their children for the global work force, Chambers said.

AT&T Inc. (T) Chief Executive Randall Stephenson said that the talent pool coming out high schools is getting diluted.

"Parents need to recognize that their children are falling behind," he said.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 18, 2009 4:52 AM
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