Tennessee excels in many areas, but it has become one of Governor Bill Haslam’s main priorities to strengthen its educational system. Several educational programs have been implemented to enhance students’ educational development and understanding. It has been the Governor’s main goal to use these programs to bring his desired result - a higher percentage of Tennesseans receiving post-high school degrees (Daniels). Because Haslam wanted to raise this percentage rate in the state and also be known for his contributions to the educational department, many instructive programs have been created to attain his goal. Numerous initiatives have been made in order to increase the state’s percentage of students who pursue degrees after high school. According to the article “Haslam Makes Case as Education Governor” the author says, “Haslam created his ‘Drive to 55’ initiative, which aims to have 55 percent of Tennesseans earning a post-high school degree or advanced certificate by the year 2025” (Daniels). In his article, Daniels explains what Drive to 55 represents and how Tennessee plans to achieve this goal. Additional programs were put in place to help with this endeavor. Drive to 55 is an excellent objective for Tennessee’s …show more content…
It is the hope that this particular program will prompt students to continue their education after high school. Tennessee Promise is an initiative that gives two years of free community college or technical school to students (Daniels). In the article “Haslam Makes Case as Education Governor,” the author suggests the initiative of the state to help aid prospective students with the burden of college fees (Daniels). Many current students are taking advantage of this program to help alleviate costs to start their educational journeys after high school. Hopefully, with this and other programs in place, more students will continue their