"What do you think is the key to convince employers?"
"We believe that investment in education in the State of Tennessee is going to pay huge dividends for our State."
"100 percent graduate with 0 debt, where the average debt of a college student... is around $30,000 in our State."
"In Tennessee we recognized--we had a skills gap and we recognized that in our State."
"77 percent of students graduate on time in a career path--77 percent, much higher than college."
"We made community college free. Anybody in our state who graduates from high school now can go to community college or technical school."
"Thirty-four states and more than 150 cities have adopted a Ban the Box policy providing applicants a fair chance at employment."
"Raising the Social Security age without considering the impact of age discrimination is very shortsighted."
"It is not just the skills that are changing, that are, you know, that are going to help people retain employment."
"I like to have clear direction."
"This is a really important subject."