Here's our Q&A with the governor today on his deal with the Tennessee Education Association to mandate the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations and also on his hopes for improving colleges and universities. In higher education, Bredesen wants to tie state money to graduation rates, which are pathetic in this state. Only 44 percent of students at four-year schools graduate and only 12 percent at community colleges.
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