Interview with David Adkisson, December 12, 2014
Project: Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project
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David Adkisson, president of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce and former mayor of Owensboro, Kentucky describes his work in educational advocacy. He talks about the Chamber's partnership with the Prichard Committee in promoting the Kentucky common core state standards, and discusses the various ways in which Kentucky's business community works for education reform.Interview Accession
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Common core state standards David Jones (Humana) David Jones, Sr. Higher education reform John Hall (Ashland Oil) Kent "Oz" Nelson Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) Larry Forgy National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) Robert F. Sexton Stu Silberman Prichard Committee on Higher Education in Kentucky's FutureInterview Rights
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Adkisson, David Interview by Arwen Donahue. 12 Dec. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Adkisson, D. (2014, December 12). Interview by A. Donahue. Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Adkisson, David, interview by Arwen Donahue. December 12, 2014, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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