Montana educators expect lower numbers of graduates to fill workforce demands.
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“For Montana, this is not just an educational issue, it's an economic one,” Kelly said. “The big need in Montana is to create more demand in its employment sector for high-skilled employees.
Who we are - as Montanans - is expected to change significantly over the next 15 to 20 years, if trends hold true.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Montana will see an overall decline in its college-age population, about a 19 percent decrease in the number of people ages 18 to 24.
State education leaders are keeping a close eye on this shifting human landscape, and have been meeting regularly to talk about work force development programs and to devise new strategies that make college more accessible and affordable, particularly for first-generation college students, minority students and low-income Montanans.
By BETSY COHEN of the Missoulian
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Montana's education leaders need to significantly expand their range of ideas to maximize the pro-active efforts that can be undertaken to increase the demand for high paying new economy jobs by focusing on the tech transfer and licensing opportunities that can build gazelle companies throughout Montana. Many alumni would like to be able to come back and raise their families but the state needs to have a larger pool of companies that can pay them salaries more comparable to their current large metro company salaries. They also need to be much more aware of the competition that is rapidly changing the higher education landscape. "Internet Access Is Only Prerequisite For More and More College Classes" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn ... 002796.html --Russ
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