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n response to Governor Paul Patton's recommendation that employers ask for job applicants' high school transcripts, the Partnership called together a group of leading business people to discuss the advantages and barriers to this process.
Discussions with the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce board, the State Board of Education's committee on high school requirements, and individual business leaders indicated wide-spread support for using student records in entry level and part-time hiring. The Partnership took the lead in asking employers to endorse strategies intended to send the message to students and parents that "school matters."
As a result a new program was developed. Learning Equals Earning is an initiative that encourages business leaders to request academic credentials such as high school transcripts of their entry level applicants. In doing so, employers help students realize the connections between their current academic efforts and their future success in the business world.
