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CRPE studies how to rethink the high school-to-career continuum. We address critical research areas such as the gaps in current methods of preparing students for life after high school, experimental high school models that have emerged in response to the shifting educational landscape, and state policies that support high-quality and accessible secondary work-based learning and relevant career training.

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Business as Usual Won’t Get Our Kids Reading

Lakisha Young

Lakisha Young explains how Oakland REACH is training parents to be literacy tutors.

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How districts can get serious about career-relevant learning, even in the midst of a pandemic

Steven Weiner, Lisa Chu

To be successful, new career pathways must include strategies for overcoming hard-wired habits, schedules, outcome metrics, and course offerings all focused on college prep.

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How Eight Rural Districts Came Together to Redefine Postsecondary Success in the Midst of a Pandemic

Georgia Heyward

This brief explores how eight rural Colorado school districts increased youth access to internship and dual enrollment opportunities in the 2020-21 school year.

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How 11 states are using emergency federal funds to make improvements in college and career access

Georgia Heyward, Betheny Gross

The Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER I and II) gave states $4.25 billion in discretionary federal dollars to support K–12 schools, higher education, and workforce initiatives.

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States and School Systems Can Act Now to Dismantle Silos Between High School, College, and Career

Georgia Heyward, Sarah McCann, Betheny Gross

We interviewed K–12, state, and nonprofit leaders who have been focused on redesigning education and career pathways about how their work has changed in the last year and what their priorities are as the nation emerges from the pandemic.

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Help wanted: School systems must act now to support graduating seniors

Georgia Heyward, Sean Gill, Ashley Jochim

COVID-19 disrupted the already tenuous system of support for students graduating high school and going on to college or career. Students from low-income households and students of color have been hit hardest.

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How Schools Adapt during the Pandemic Can Reshape Adolescent Learning Experiences for Generations

Betheny Gross, Georgia Heyward, Sarah McCann

This brief, informed by interviews with school and system leaders in the New England region, suggests some efforts to reinvent schools before the pandemic have helped schools to navigate the current crisis.

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How States Can Better Prepare Students for Life After High School

Georgia Heyward

This report examines weaknesses states share in career and technical education and offers recommendations to improve career pathways for students.

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How COVID-19 Is Forcing Innovation in High School-Industry Partnerships

Georgia Heyward

Everything about education changed in the spring of 2020. School partnerships with industry were no different. Schools had to rethink internships, job shadows, and mentorships.

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Propelling Career and Technical Education in a Portfolio System

Georgia Heyward

This post comes from the first edition of Re:portfolio, a publication with articles, news clips, and resources about the portfolio strategy.

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