| Author(s): | Sparks, E., and Waits, M. |
| Title: | Degrees for what jobs? Raising expectations for colleges and universities in a global economy |
| Source: | http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/1103DEGREESJOBS.PDF |
| Date: | 2011 |
| Organization: | NGA Center for Best Practices |
| Short Description: | A growing number of governors and state policymakers have come to recognize that higher education, including community colleges, four-year colleges, and research universities, cannot help drive economic growth in their states unless students’ academic success is linked to the needs of the marketplace. Thus, some governors and state policymakers are beginning to move beyond their focus on getting more students to get “degrees” to asking: “Degrees for what jobs?” |
| Annotation: | Recognizing that universities and colleges are critical to their
state’s growth and economic prosperity, many governors and
state policymakers have been considering how best to get more students to both enter college and get college degrees. In fact, many of the nation’s governors are participating in the National Governors Association (NGA), 2010-2011 Chair’s Initiative, Complete to Compete, which focuses on helping
states improve their students’ college graduation rates.
Recently, however, a growing number of governors and state
policymakers have come to recognize that higher education, including community colleges, four-year colleges, and research universities, cannot help drive economic growth in their states unless students’ academic success is linked to the needs of the marketplace. Thus, some governors and state policymakers are beginning to move beyond their focus on getting more students to get “degrees” to asking: “Degrees for what jobs?” |
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