In an article titled "Obama,Private Sector Call for Better Workforce Preparation" the trade pub Workforce Management ties together the common themes from the President's speech last week about the importance of a skilled workforce and the new study ASTD published in cooperation with The Conference Board, Corporate Voices for Working Families and SHRM. The article does a good job of connecting the study's relevance to the President's remarks. If you have not yet read the report, you should.