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Article: GOV. BREDESEN UNVEILS HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE STRATEGY

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September 12, 2006
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Gov. Phil Bredesen, D-Tenn., issued the following press release:

Gov. Phil Bredesen today outlined a key component in his "Next Steps: Education" plan with a comprehensive strategy designed to raise Tennessee's high school graduation rate over the next decade.

Speaking to the Madison-Goodlettsville Rotary Club, Bredesen noted state government over the past three-and-a-half years has laid substantial "foundational" work in education by raising teacher pay above the Southeastern average to recruit and retain the best teachers and expanding pre-kindergarten opportunities with more than 500 classrooms statewide to better prepare children for the challenges ahead.

Now, he added, the logical ...

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