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Governor says some schools may need to rethink missions
Richmond Times-Dispatach
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In its first full meeting, at John Tyler Community College's Midlothian campus, McDonnell gave the 45-member commission a mandate to come up with a plan that is "both visionary and achievable."
"Access to the American dream goes right through the doors of a college or a university," said McDonnell, who has set a goal of achieving 100,000 additional degrees over the next 15 years.
Higher ed reform commission takes on major policy initiative
The Roanoke Times
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Gov. Bob McDonnell challenged his commission on higher education reform Monday to "dream big" as it develops a blueprint for increasing degree attainment, expanding research and development partnerships and controlling the escalating cost of attending college in Virginia.
State Commission Begins Work on Higher Education
NBC 29
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McDonnell said, "Those states and those nations that provide the best trained and best motivated workforce are going to be the ones that are going to be the leaders in the global economy for decades to come."
Higher Education Committee Has First Meeting
WCVE
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Dominion chief heads McDonnell’s higher-ed panel
Richmond Times-Dispatch
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"This Commission will play a pivotal role in the effort to make Virginia a more highly educated state where businesses seek to locate and good jobs are available to our citizens in the communities they call home," McDonnell said. "We must make higher education more affordable and accessible for Virginians, and expand pathways to earning a college degree."
McDonnell creates higher education panel
Richmond Times-Dispatch/Charlottesville Daily Progress
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“A college diploma is one of the keys to the good-paying jobs of the 21st century, and businesses seek to operate where there are well-educated workers with the skills necessary to make their enterprise successful. With this in mind, it is imperative we do more to expand access and affordability at Virginia’s colleges and universities.”
Rockefeller Institute Study on Higher Education
The Rockefeller Institute
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A New Paradigm for Economic Development. How Higher Education Institutions are Working to Revitalize Their Regional and State Economies.
McDonnell to soon name government reform panels
Richmond Times Dispatch
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Gov. Bob McDonnell is getting set to announce his commission on higher education inovation.
McDonnell on Higher Education Innovation commission
Richmond Times Dispatch
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"Pushing ahead on another of his campaign pledges, McDonnell plans to issue an executive order in the next two weeks to create a Governor's Commission on Higher Education Innovation. The panel will develop recommendations and timetables to implement his higher-education agenda -- including the goal for state colleges and universities to grant 100,000 additional associate's and bachelor's degrees during the next 15 years."
McDonnell Highlights Importance of Higher Ed in Inaugural Address
The Washington Examiner
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"And let us recognize that a high school degree is no longer the finish line in a global economy. We must create affordable new pathways to earning a college degree and make a commitment to confer 100,000 additional degrees over the next 15 years. We must make our community colleges national leaders in workforce development and career training.These are investments that will pay individual and societal dividends for many years to come."