Eyes on Montana Higher Education Workforce

The National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL’s) Higher Education Task Force met for a Summit in Washington, D.C. on December 15 and 16 to examine the state and federal relationship between our individual states’ higher education and area labor markets. Task force members were encouraged to invite representatives from their local higher education communities to participate in roundtable discussions. Topics included aiding institutions and elected policymakers to promote the success rates of students who will ultimately make up our workforce, and optimizing values for education with care...