How do you spell s-u-c-c-e-s-s?
It
starts with reading proficiency
Columbia
Daily Herald: 3.03.2015 by James Bennett
Tennesseans should be encouraged by added emphasis
on reading and literacy in the state.
Not everyone has to go to college to find success,
but with Gov. Bill Haslam’s Tennessee
Promise going into effect this year, why would any high-school senior
graduate without at least trying two years of college, junior college or
vocational school?
And Jan McKeel, executive director of the South
Central Tennessee Workforce Alliance, told Spring Hill business leaders last
week about a new initiative on Haslam’s radar called Reconnect Tennessee. The
governor apparently plans to push for two years of free vocational or technical
training for adults as part of Drive to 55.
By 2025, Tennessee leaders want to see 55 percent
of all residents with either a college degree or vocational certificate.
Those commitments put Tennessee at the forefront
of economic development and the push for literacy.
Long before anyone figures out what’s happening in
the Volunteer State, our students will be on the path to better futures with
the academic credentials and training that’s hopefully second to none.
Success does not come easily. Little things matter
in the classroom. Learning how to reach and spell rise to the top of the list
for me. Others would argue math and science, and they’re arguments would
resonate as passionately as mine. READ
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. . . . . and in other news
Tennessee Literacy Coalition Closing in June
The Tennessee
Literacy Coalition announced Tuesday that it would close after 33 years of
promoting reading education.
The Tennessean:
2.24.2015 by Tony Gonzalez
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