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State Capitol Report: Funding Higher Education

By Blake Farmer and Joe White

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wkno/local-wkno-881707.mp3

Nashville, TN – Last week, the Tennessee Legislature passed the Complete College Act, radically changing how the state funds higher education. WPLN's state house correspondent Joe White tells Blake Farmer that instead of student enrollment, funding will be tied to graduation rates. But it won't be easy.