Does improved education lead to less poverty, or will improved growth lead to both better education?

I'd like to answer this from personal experience as someone who worked in poverty alleviation and international development for close to two decades. I think that the impact of a basic, comprehensive high school education on an individual's ability to rise out of poverty is profound. It isn't merely that they are more employable, it is that this education forms attitudes and a worldview that is more conductive to responding effectively to a challenge or obstacle. While higher education undoubtedly makes a person more employable, I've frequently encountered situations where this does not then simply translate to alleviating poverty or fostering growth at the societal level. Why? Because it is simply human nature to leave an impoverished environment in search of more money, when one's education level allows it. I do believe education is a vital precursor to poverty alleviation, but the relationship is a complex one.