Provide quality education and training for all citizens. North Carolinia's future depends on quality education for all its citizens. Education encompasses formal schooling in elementary school, high school, and college, as well as job training and technical asistance. Education plays a role beyone preparing people for employment, since our democracy depends on critical and creative citizen decisionmaking. Education provides citizens with the necessary skills to make informed choices.
Education is at the heart of change.
Then in the classroom, we should provide dignity, respect, and training for all, regardless of whether they go to college or not. Using analog technology over fiber optic cable, the project electronically links Western Carolina University, six high schools, and for community college across Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties, and the Cherokee Reservation. Community Link is a fully two way, interactive system with audio, video and data. The system transmits high school and college classes, health care training, emergency medical services communication, plus training courses for businesses and community organizations. Community Link enables many rural citizens of southwestern North Carolina to further their education.