Governors 



The Governors are responsible for 

 the delivery of education within 

 their states. No other officials 

 have such direct impact or man- 

 age such important programs. 

 The Task Force respectfully re- 

 quests the Governors to: 



Action: Organize and motivate 

 the coalition of business, educa- 

 tion, community and political 

 leaders necessary to achieve edu- 

 cation reform in their states. 



Action: Inspire the education 

 reform effort within their states 

 especially to reach women, mi- 

 norities and disabled citizens, to 

 prepare them for and encourage 

 them into mathematics and sci- 

 ence careers. 



Action: Establish performance 

 standards and greater accounta- 

 bility from the education agencies 

 and institutions of higher educa- 

 tion within their states. 



Action: Ensure that their col- 

 leges and universities recruit and 

 graduate sufficient numbers of 

 science and engineering students, 

 especially those traditionally 

 underrepresented in these fields. 

 More state scholarships should be 

 offered in science and engineering, 

 as well as in science and mathe- 

 matics education. 



Action: Coordinate transfer pro- 

 grams from 2-year to 4-year insti- 

 tutions to increase the number of 

 2-year college students going on to 

 earn bachelors' degrees in science 

 and engineering. 



Action: Direct their states' voca- 

 tional rehabilitation systems to 

 recognize and develop career 

 opportunities in science and tech- 

 nology for people with disabilities. 



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