The Knoxville News Sentinel recently reported on the state's Board of Education proposal to add additional math, advanced science, personal finance and physical education requirements in order for students to earn a high school diploma. The board will vote later this month on the proposal.
The Chamber's president discussed the topic:
"There's a lot of Tennesseans who want the diploma and not the knowledge the diploma represents," Knoxville Chamber President and CEO Mike Edwards said. "If Tennesseans are going to have jobs and a standard of living, there has to be strong support from (them) on what the governor and the state board is doing.
"It will be too easy for people to think they don't need to master high school subjects, and that simply isn't the case. It's what's going to make or break an individual and a community."
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