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high-tech work force. In particular, members were concerned about the "digital divide" that resulted in low numbers of women and ethnic minority groups entering the fields of math, science, and engineering. Gary Jacobs, Director of
Education Programs at Qualcomm, and Kay Davis, Director of the Business Roundtable, were key participants in these discussions.
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basic skills of work and citizenship. Rosenstock, a former carpentry teacher, lawyer, and high school principal who had recently directed the U.S. Department of
Education's New Urban High School project, brought a vision and a sense of the design principles by which this mission might be accomplished.
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HTH schools seek teachers with relevant industry experience. For example, humanities teachers have published professionally or attended a professional school such as law school, occasionally medical school. Science teachers are recruited from industries such as engineering. Academic teachers are
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