Because today's students will reinvent career pathways multiple times, they need a 21st-century toolkit of hands-on technical career skills and knowledge.
Virtual internships are poised to outlast the disruptions of COVID because they give businesses access to a much broader pool of candidates particularly underrepresented students.
Based on extensive research, The Dual Enrollment Playbook describes the five principles that college and K-12 leaders can follow to design equitable dual enrollment programs.
Without national standards, there is huge variation between what one school and a district in another state may be teaching students at the same level.
Keeping the community informed of what's possible will be important as district leaders spend multiple waves of COVID stimulus funding, says one superintendent.
Participating in dual enrollment “helps students move their gaze from a few feet in front of them to a point further on out on the horizon and start on that road,” said Amy Williams, executive director of the National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships.
Early college high school programs where students experience the intensity of college courses and earn credits are "underutilized and under-resourced," says a new report.
A key goal of Vancouver Public Schools' equity audit is to ensure that student achievement can no longer be predicted by family background or zip code.