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Thomas "Tom" Layzell (President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education, 2003-2007) is a postsecondary education expert and was president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) for four years. In this interview, Layzell discusses the importance of higher education, Kentucky's education reform, and the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act. He speaks about KCTCS's success and how Kentucky has served as a model for other states. Layzell also talks about increasing the number of college graduates in Kentucky as a way to increase the standard of living and quality of life among Kentuckians.

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2010oh033_cc060

Interviewee Name

Thomas Layzell

Interviewer Name

Margaret Lane

Interview Date

2007-09-20

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Layzell, Thomas Interview by Margaret Lane. 20 Sep. 2007. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Layzell, T. (2007, September 20). Interview by M. Lane. Community Colleges of Kentucky: Metamorphosis, 1998-2008, Decade of Progress of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.

Layzell, Thomas, interview by Margaret Lane. September 20, 2007, Community Colleges of Kentucky: Metamorphosis, 1998-2008, Decade of Progress of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.





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