Okay. Our research is showing that we're building their employability skills enormously.
The third point I have is around talent development, starting in the sandboxes. I had mentioned earlier that I really do urge the committee to define how early you begin thinking about who youth are. Too often we ask kids when they're very young what they want to be when they grow up, and then we never really pursue the conversation. I'm finding that only about 20% of parents are talking about opportunities for employment with their kids and really pursuing what kinds of prerequisites they need to go where they want to go.
My fourth point is that although we are a highly developed country, we're the only developed country that doesn't have a secretary of state for learning at the federal level or a national department of education. That often causes us to shy away from discussions that can actually bring sectors together and form a long-range vision. So I do urge this committee to think deeply about the role that we can play at the national level to set the stage for our future.
Thank you.