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How will pandemic learning impact graduation rates long-term?
According to the 2021 Building A Grad Nation report from the America’s Promise Alliance, an estimated 3 million students stopped going to school altogether when the COVID-19 pandemic forced a transition to virtual learning.
3 ways expanding early college curriculum benefits high-schoolers
Programming can facilitate "grow-your-own" teacher initiatives, entry to skilled trades, and higher grad rates, benefiting students and districts alike.
Newsom signs bills to ease college transfer and improve student housing
CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signed several bills Wednesday that would improve college affordability and make it easier for community college students to transfer to the state’s public university systems.
Shifting the Skills Conversation: Employer Attitudes and Outcomes of Career Technical Education
Shifting the Skills Conversation: Employer Attitudes and Outcomes of Career Technical Education provides tangible data points on employer attitudes toward Career Technical Education (CTE) and the positive return on investment CTE experiences provide for business and economic growth.
Youth registered apprenticeships in cybersecurity
In this episode of the Work in Progress podcast,: Mark Ouellette, program manager, Cybersecurity Youth Apprenticeship Program.
How 2 middle schools are prioritizing SEL for teenage students
Educators in these Minnesota and Tennessee schools have integrated SEL curriculum throughout the day — with exercises included for staff, as well.
Get Our Nation’s Disconnected Youth Back on Track to Economic Mobility
Today, more than 4.4 million young people ages 16-24 are disconnected from society - neither working nor in school. Many more students lack access to critical opportunities and relationships to discover their potential. Now, help is on the way for today’s young people, with the introduction of the bipartisan Youth Workforce Readiness Act of 2021.
How educators can better connect with their school's CTE programs
Knowing the critical role CTE will play in the near future and the impact on the long-term health of the nation's essential industries, it's important that academic teachers, counselors and administrators take steps to interact more with their school's CTE programs and better integrate them into the school community, writes National Center for Construction Education and Research's Jonathan Arnholz.
Middle school minds: Figuring out who you are in the midst of global turmoil
Will pandemic middle schoolers be affected for the rest of their lives?