Career & Technical Education

Advancing Quality Work-based Learning through Perkins Reauthorization

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Advancing Quality Work-based Learning through Perkins Reauthorization

Jun 22, 2018

Lul Tesfai, God’swill Osa

What Americans Think of Apprenticeship

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What Americans Think of Apprenticeship

Eighty-three percent of respondents supported increased government funding to support apprenticeship.

Mar 14, 2018

Iris Palmer

Measuring Up

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Measuring Up

Feb 6, 2018

Ben Barrett, Sophie Nguyen

Measuring Up

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Measuring Up

Using BLS data in the gainful employment calculations would bury any indication of program quality.

Feb 6, 2018

Ben Barrett, Sophie Nguyen

Early College High Schools Take On Teacher Preparation

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Early College High Schools Take On Teacher Preparation

Early college high schools specializing in the teaching profession work to encourage more young people to become educators.

Jan 9, 2018

Roxanne Garza

Youth Apprenticeship in America Today: Connecting High School Students to Apprenticeship

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Youth Apprenticeship in America Today: Connecting High School Students to Apprenticeship

As employers lament a shortage of skilled workers, one solution is gaining steam: youth apprenticeship.

Dec 14, 2017

Brent Parton

Eight Recommendations for Connecting Apprenticeship and Higher Education

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Eight Recommendations for Connecting Apprenticeship and Higher Education

To make the most of apprenticeship, policymakers must make it part of—not an “alternative” to—higher education.

Dec 6, 2017

Michael Prebil, Mary Alice McCarthy, Iris Palmer

Will the Ghost of Tracking’s Past Haunt Youth Apprenticeship’s Future?

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Will the Ghost of Tracking’s Past Haunt Youth Apprenticeship’s Future?

New youth apprenticeship programs must grapple with the ugly legacy of career tracking.

Nov 15, 2017

Abigail Swisher

Moving on Up? What a Groundbreaking Study Tells Us about Access, Success, and Mobility in Higher Ed

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Moving on Up? What a Groundbreaking Study Tells Us about Access, Success, and Mobility in Higher Ed

Since the late 1990s, nearly two-thirds of selective public universities reduced the share of low-income students they enrolled.

Oct 26, 2017

Stephen Burd, Ben Barrett, Kim Dancy, Ernest Ezeugo, Clare McCann, Michael Prebil

A Step in the Right Direction: Career Exploration in Middle School

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A Step in the Right Direction: Career Exploration in Middle School

Research shows that middle school matters in preparing students for college and career readiness, and policymakers are taking notice.

Oct 18, 2017

Roxanne Garza, Abigail Swisher

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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

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Advancing Quality Work-based Learning through Perkins Reauthorization

What Americans Think of Apprenticeship

Measuring Up

Measuring Up

Early College High Schools Take On Teacher Preparation

Youth Apprenticeship in America Today: Connecting High School Students to Apprenticeship

Eight Recommendations for Connecting Apprenticeship and Higher Education

Will the Ghost of Tracking’s Past Haunt Youth Apprenticeship’s Future?

Moving on Up? What a Groundbreaking Study Tells Us about Access, Success, and Mobility in Higher Ed

A Step in the Right Direction: Career Exploration in Middle School