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Two Key Actions to Align Postsecondary Education with the Labor Market

Author: Anthony P. Carnevale. This book chapter details two ideas that would connect college programs with career pathways: aligning curriculum to promote the development of skills with labor market value and connecting transcript data from colleges with wage records to determine the economic value of college programs. This book chapter, commissioned by the IBM Center for the Business of Government, appears…
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Tennessee College Completion Academy

April 3, 2012 Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam led a conversation with Tennesse higher education leaders about the future of postsecondary education and workforce development. Senior Economist Nicole Smith spoke on a panel of experts about what it will mean for Tennessee to get to 60% postsecondary attainment in the coming decade.
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