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ENDNOTES
[1]
Tennessee Office of the Governor. (2017). News Release. Haslam Announces Lowest Unemployment Rate in State History. Retrieved on July 31, 2017
from https://www.tn.gov/governor/news/52021.
[2]
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. (2017). Quick Facts. Retrieved on June 1, 2017
from http://www.tnecd.com/research-and-data/tn-quick-facts/.
[3]
Tennessee Department of Education. (2017). News Release. TNReady High School Scores Improve Across All Subjects in Second Year of New
Assessment. Retrieved on July 27, 2017
from https://www.tn.gov/education/news/tnready-high-school-scores-improve-across-all-subjects-insecond-year-of-ne.
Tennessee Department of Education. (2016). Tennessee Graduation Rate Hits New High Under More Rigorous Criteria. Retrieved August 4, 2017 from
[4]
https://www.tn.gov/education/news/tn-high-school-graduation-rate-hits-new-high-under-more-rigorous-criteria.
[5]
Tennessee Higher Education Commission & Student Assistance Corporation. (2017). Tennessee Promise Sees Increased Enrollment, Strong Retention
Rates in Year 2. Retrieved on August 4, 2017 from https://www.tn.gov/thec/news/48418.
[6]
Tennessee Department of Education. (2016). Tennessee Students Set New Baseline with First Year of TNReady Results. Retrieved on August 4, 2017
from https://tn.gov/education/news/46568.
[7]
Tennessee Higher Education Commission & Student Assistance Corporation. (2017). Reports Show More Students Than Ever Going to College,
Demonstrate Progress Toward Drive to 55. Accessed August 4, 2017 from https://www.tn.gov/thec/news/49822.
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. (2015). Economic Benefits of Postsecondary Credentials In Tennessee’s Counties:
[8]
Incremental Earnings and Revenues Upon Drive to 55 Attainment. Retrieved on June 8, 2017 from http://www.tnecd.com/researchand-data/publications/.
[9]
Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. (2015). Part II: Economic Benefits of Postsecondary Credentials In Tennessee’s
Counties: Incremental Earnings and Revenues Upon Drive to 55 Attainment. Retrieved on June 9, 2017
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[10] Ibid.
[11] Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. (2016). Tennessee Workforce Disruption Index: Future Impacts of Automation, Age
Demographics and Education within the Tennessee Workforce. Retrieved May 26, 2017 from http://www.tnecd.com/researchand-data/publications/.
[12]
Tennessee Higher Education Commission. (2016). Labor and Education Alignment Program (LEAP) Annual Report 2016. Retrieved on August 4, 2017
from https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/thec/attachments/LEAPReport2016.pdf.
[13] Tennessee Department of Education. (2016). STEM Strategic Plan.
[14] Ibid.
[15] Tennessee Department of Education. (2017). Every Student Succeeds Act: Building on Success in Tennessee. Retrieved on June 4, 2017
from http://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/education/attachments/ESSA_state_plan.pdf.
[16] Tennessee Department of Education. (2016). Early Postsecondary Opportunities: Strategic Growth Plan 2016-2020.
[17] Frizzell, M. et al. (2017). Building Competencies for Careers: Linking O*Net’s Occupational Elements with Deeper Learning Competencies. Center on
Education Policy (CEP) Retrieved June 11, 2017 from https://www.cep-dc.org/displayDocument.cfm?DocumentID=1478.
[18]
Tennessee Department of Education. (2016). Work Based Learning Policy Guide. Retrieved June 7, 2017
from https://tn.gov/assets/entities/education/attachments/wbl_policy_guide.pdf.
[19]
Rips, E. (2016). Medieval to Millennial: Building and Marketing Modern, Youth Oriented Apprenticeship Programs. Young Invincibles.
Retrieved June 9, 2017 from http://younginvincibles.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/YIApprenticeshipReport_Final.pdf.
[20] Ibid.
[21] Tennessee Higher Education Commission. (2016). SAILS overview. Retrieved June 12, 2017
from https://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/thec/attachments/OnePagerSAILSAug2016.pdf.