December 8, 2005 -- According to a report released today by The Goldman Sachs Foundation and Asia Society , U.S. students risk falling behind peers in other nations in their preparation for new jobs because critical skills needed to compete in the global marketplace have not yet been adopted in most US schools.

Responding to economic analyses summarized in The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman of The New York Times and recently honored as the best business book of 2005, the report concludes that today’s students must acquire a far different set of knowledge, skills and perspectives than previous generations to succeed in an increasingly interconnected global economy.

Educating Leaders for a Global Society details the challenges facing America’s education system in preparing young people to compete and succeed in a globalized economy.

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