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Alliance for Excellent Education, 2011
Building on its previous work examining education and the economy, the Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance), with generous support from State Farm[R], analyzed the economies of all fifty states and the District of Columbia to determine the economic benefits that states could see by improving high school graduation rates. Using a…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, High School Students, Dropouts, Human Capital
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Friedel, Janice Nahra – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2008
This chapter uses Kentucky and Iowa as case studies to identify the contextual factors affecting the relationship between workforce development and state community college governance.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Governance, Case Studies, Context Effect
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Hewitt, Martin J.; Lee, Ken – Community College Journal, 2006
Throughout the developing world, there is a debilitating lack of connection between tertiary education and economic growth. As a result, many tertiary institutions fail to address the particular human capital needs of the productive sector, thereby constraining economic growth, productivity and innovation. Existing employment opportunities go…
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Education Work Relationship, Human Capital, Community Colleges