Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A) Globally, there is a decline in the supply of specialized skilled and technical workers signaling a worldwide crisis in education.
• B) The U.S.'s leadership position in innovation is threatened by the decline in specialized and skilled workers in the U.S.
• C) Despite its shortcomings, the U.S. educational system is generating an increasing supply of specialized skilled and technical workers.
• D) In a global economy, one country's supply of specialized skilled and technical workers is irrelevant to that nation's success because labor is outsourced on a global scale.

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