Cynthia J. Pasky, president and chief executive of Strategic Staffing Solutions and chairperson of the Detroit Regional Chamber, writes in an opinion piece that Michigan 's educational system must be overhauled in order for the state to compete for jobs. "Too many of our young people are leaving school unable to compete for 21st-century jobs. And our employers are not being provided with the trained and trainable work force that is a must if we are to compete successfully in a world economy," Pasky writes. She further opines that we should place equal value on a university education, a community college education, a technical training program or a work force development program.