College & Workforce Readiness
Education news, analysis, and opinion about preparing students for high school graduation and what happens after.
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College & Workforce Readiness What the Research Says The State of Career and Technical Education, in ChartsNew federal data shows more than 8 in 10 high school graduates completed at least one course in a career-education field in 2019.
College & Workforce Readiness Opinion Can Mastery-Based Learning Replace Seat Time?Developing better assessments and getting buy-in from practitioners will be key to replacing seat time as a proxy for mastery.
College & Workforce Readiness From Our Research Center Are Real-World Problem-Solving Skills Essential for Students?Ensuring students' career readiness is a top priority for districts.
College & Workforce Readiness What’s More Important to Students and Employers: Skills or Credentials?At the Reagan Institute Summit on Education, leaders discussed the evolving value of college degrees versus career skills.
College & Workforce Readiness Opinion It May Be Time to Retire the Carnegie Unit. Are There Better Measures of Learning?The Carnegie Foundation popularized seat time as a measure of learning. Now, the organization’s president lays out a new vision.
College & Workforce Readiness The Motivational Power of STEM: This Program Connects Students to Potential CareersIt's not just about motivation—it's about providing supports for kids to study STEM subjects.
College & Workforce Readiness What the Research Says New Data Paint Bleak Picture of Students' Post High School OutcomesStudents are taking much longer to complete credentials after high school than programs plan.
College & Workforce Readiness This East Coast District Brought a Hollywood-Quality Experience to Its StudentsA unique collaboration between a Virginia school district and two television actors allows students to gain real-life filmmaking experience.
College & Workforce Readiness A FAFSA Calculation Error Could Delay College Aid Applications—AgainIt's the latest blunder to upend the "Better FAFSA," as it was branded by the Education Department.
College & Workforce Readiness How Well Are Schools Preparing Students? Advanced Academics and World Languages, in 4 ChartsNew federal data show big gaps in students' access to the challenging coursework and foreign languages they need for college.
College & Workforce Readiness Learning Loss May Cost Students Billions in Future Earnings. How Districts Are RespondingThe board that annually administers NAEP warns that recent research paints a "dire" picture of the future for America's children.
College & Workforce Readiness The New FAFSA Is a Major Headache. Some High Schools Are Trying to HelpHigh schools are scrambling to help students navigate what was supposed to be a simpler process.
