Legislative committee convenes at Old Washington

I'm here at the 1874 Courthouse on the grounds of the Historic Washington State Park, where the Joint Performance Review legislative committee is meeting. Rep. Johnnie Roebuck is presenting a PowerPoint on the findings of the now defunct Task Force on Higher Ed Remediation, Retention, and Graduation Rates. The task force found that while we remain competitive in the area of students beginning college, our pipeline is broken between the students' entry and graduation. We rank 49th in the number of adults with bachelor's degrees.

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JPR Chair Lindsley Smith and Rep. Bubba Powers call the meeting to order while Rep. Monty Davenport, candidate for State Land Commissioner, looks on


Rep. Johnnie Roebuck presents a PowerPoint on retention and remediation recommendations from a recent legislative task force