he's jamie merisotis, president and c.e.o. of the lumina foundation. >> the former c.e.o. of intel recently told arizona that its education system isn't up to the job. craig barrett says he'd recommend against building plants in the state because it needs more qualified high school and college graduates. for arizona, and any other state, it's a sobering message. without the right competencies and skills, people can't earn the salaries they need. so how do we know if the skills and competencies that students receive actually matter, in the workforce and in life? the answer lies in coming to agreement about what students should know and be able to do in order to earn an associates, bachelors, or masters degree. this agreement can be achieved through broad adoption of a framework that actually describes these competencies, no matter what the field of study. the first draft of such a framework has been developed by the lumina foundation, and it's called "the degree qualifications profile." it uses established research to describe the knowledge and skills degree holders must po