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Download full textLewis, Wayne D., Jr. – American Enterprise Institute, 2021
A public education system's effectiveness should be based primarily on whether graduates have been equipped to be productive workers following program completion. Otherwise, neither the system nor the completion certificate (diploma) is worth the tax dollars spent. As Kentucky's education commissioner, the author found it woefully apparent that…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Public Schools, Career Readiness, College Readiness
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Direct linkTaylor, Gwen; Heflin, David – Adult Learning, 2015
In this article, Gwen Taylor describes the West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) groundbreaking program, "Accelerating Opportunity" (AO), which targeted students who are deficient in math, reading, or writing. The program uses the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges' (2013) Integrated Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Acceleration (Education)
