Saturday, October 09, 2004
At the recent governor's conference on economic development, Tennesee outlined a new regional approach to economic development.
University of Tennessee professor Bill Fox told the conference to focus on the education/economic development link. He recommends the state push for a minimum educational attainment of a two-year college degree.
According to Fox: ''The notion that you only need a high school diploma to get good jobs, that era is over".
Dr. Fox said a more detailed analysis of educational attainment shows that in some areas of the state as much as 25 percent of the population hasn't been schooled beyond the 9th grade.
Download the report, prepared by Fox, on Tennessee's economic strategy regions. Go.
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Tennessee's new regional approach to development
