2008.10.20
Meredith speaks on schools perceptions.
A couple of weeks ago, a colleauge and I wrote about comments that Joe Meredith, head of the Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center, made to Blacksburg town officials.
Today, i finally caught up with Meredith on the subject of businesses' perception of the school system. And, he says his comments were blown out of proportion.
Meredith said he never intended to "criticize" the Montgomery County school system. Rather, he just wants the school system to find ways to promote positive things more so that newcomers hunting for them on the Web or elsewhere could find out what they have to offer.
Meredith said he did not hear from "a big chunk" of potential business folks that the schools were poor quality.
Since the comments got out, he said he's been in contact with the school system and been sent numerous things, such as the number of National Merit finalists in the county (7 in Blacksburg High), to persuade businesses.
