<i>Tough Choices or Tough Times,</i> the report of the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce, shows how the dynamics of the global economy will lead to a steady decline in the American standard of living if this country does not undertake the first thorough overhaul of its education system in a century. This new revised and expanded version of <i>Tough Choices or Tough Times</i> includes:<ul><li>An updated Introduction<li>A summary of the Commission's proposals<li>Commentaries on the proposals by Denis Doyle, Lawrence Mishel, Michael Petrilli, Diane Ravitch, and Richard Rothstein, with responses from members of the Commission.</ul><p><p><p><i>Tough Choices or Tough Times</i> provides a well-researched analysis of the issues and a compelling set of proposals for changing our system of education.