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Bredesen Concludes Speaking Tour Leading into Special Session on Education

Released on Fri, Jan 08, 2010 - 12:08 pm under
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Governor Phil Bredesen today concluded a week-long series of speaking engagements to organizations across Tennessee. Today, in remarks to a joint meeting of the Knoxville, Oak Ridge and Blount County Chambers of Commerce, Bredesen shared his thoughts on the upcoming legislative session and outlined a proposal to establish a new, world-class graduate energy sciences and engineering program at the University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
 
Read the full text of Governor Bredesen's remarks, posted below.

Bredesen Announces Job Creation Plan for Hancock County

Released on Tue, Jan 05, 2010 - 2:42 pm under

Effort to Combat Unemployment Targets County with High Unemployment Rate

NASHVILLE - Governor Phil Bredesen today announced a plan to reduce unemployment in Hancock County by putting up to 100 people back to work using federal dollars available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Hancock County has had one of the state’s highest unemployment rates – 17.8 percent in November – for the past three months and includes 430 currently unemployed residents.

Tennessee to Develop Policies to Increase Graduation Rates

Released on Mon, Jan 04, 2010 - 2:25 pm under

NGA Center Selects State to Participate in Two-Year Initiative

NASHVILLE – Tennessee has been selected by the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) to participate in the Policy Academy on State Strategies to Achieve Graduation for All. The state will receive $50,000 to develop a dropout prevention and recovery work plan that supports the development of state policies and practices designed to increase graduation rates. Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire and West Virginia have also been selected to participate in the program.

Bredesen Statement on the Passing of John Wilder

Released on Fri, Jan 01, 2010 - 2:21 pm under
NASHVILLE - “Andrea and I were both saddened to hear of John Wilder's death, and want to express our sympathy and condolences to his family. I hope they take comfort in reflecting on what a long and productive life he led.

Recapping 2009: Major Tennessee News Announcements from Governor Phil Bredesen

Released on Mon, Dec 28, 2009 - 4:22 pm under
NASHVILLE – As the year draws to a close, we look back on significant events and accomplishments of 2009.

Bredesen Announces Job Creation Plan for Lauderdale County

Released on Wed, Dec 16, 2009 - 4:21 pm under

Effort to Combat Unemployment Targets County with State's Highest Unemployment Rate

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced a plan to reduce unemployment in Lauderdale County by putting up to 175 people back to work using federal dollars available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Lauderdale County has had the state’s highest rate of unemployment – 18.9 percent – for the past three months and includes 1,930 currently unemployed residents.

Bredesen Announces Plans for Special Session on Education

Released on Tue, Dec 15, 2009 - 4:53 pm under
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced plans to exercise his constitutional authority to call for a special session of the Tennessee General Assembly focusing on education, including both K-12 and higher education.
 
The special session will be set to begin January 12, 2010, to coincide with the start of the regular legislative session, placing education first on lawmakers’ agenda as they return to the Capitol.
 
Bredesen acknowledged this year’s tight budget environment but noted, “Sometimes the stars line up to create an opportunity that no one expected. And when you’re in public office, you’re obligated to seize the moment when that happens. This year we’ve had a couple of unique, unexpected opportunities drop in our lap that I believe will allow us to focus on the entire education pipeline in one fell swoop and hopefully make some changes that will be felt for years to come.”

Bredesen Names Achieve Board Co-Chair

Released on Mon, Dec 14, 2009 - 2:22 pm under

Bipartisan Organization Dedicated to Raising Academic Standards
to Better Prepare Students

NASHVILLE – Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen has been named co-chair of Achieve Inc., a bipartisan nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. The board is comprised of six governors – three Democrats and three Republicans – and six leading chief executive officers. Bredesen accepted an invitation to join Achieve’s Board of Directors in January. Bredesen will co-chair the board with former Intel Corporation chairman Craig Barrett.

Bredesen Announces Federal Farm Assistance for 16 Counties

Released on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 - 3:02 pm under

Five More Counties Requested for Primary Disaster Designation

NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved his request for federal farm assistance for 16 Tennessee counties due to excessive rain and flooding that occurred in September and October.

Bredesen, NASA Astronaut Unveil Statewide Public Education Partnership with Battelle

Released on Fri, Dec 11, 2009 - 11:41 am under
Gov. Bredesen and Capt. Wilmore
Gov. Bredesen and Capt. Wilmore

Network to Focus on Science , Technology, Engineering & Math

MT. JULIET, Tenn. — Governor Phil Bredesen, joined by NASA Space Shuttle pilot and Mt. Juliet native Capt. Barry Wilmore, today announced a new public education partnership with the global research and development enterprise Battelle as part of Tennessee’s push in the federal Race to the Top competition for education innovation.
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