Globally Competent Workforce: Why We Need One
Whether for national security, US citizenship, or the workforce, students need to be globally competent: here are three reasons why. Read Full Post >
All Blog Posts With career and technical education Tag or Category
June 18, 2013
January 23, 2013
How Schools Can Successfully Partner With Local Businesses
Want to form partnerships with local businesses? Here is how to get started. Read Full Post >
December 11, 2012
Bridge the Skills Gap
How do we create an effective education to employment pipeline? Read Full Post >
October 24, 2012
College Board Puts Spotlight on Needs of ELLs, New Kinds of Tests
Miami The annual meeting of the College Board got off to an unusual start: with a high-profile session on English-learners' "right to rigor," moderated by none other than the organization's brand-new president, David Coleman. The session, a panel discussion by three nationally known ELL experts,... Read Full Post >
October 18, 2012
What It Means to be Career Ready
How many times a week do you hear the term "college and career ready"? If you're like me, quite a bit. There are many definitions of each. But a now there is an effort to bring clarity to career readiness. My colleague Heather Singmaster reports. By Heather Singmaster "To be career ready in our ... Read Full Post >
October 18, 2012
Coalition Advances Definition of Career Readiness
A new statement attempts to establish a comprehensive and shared vision of what it means to be ready for good jobs. Read Full Post >
September 21, 2012
Hard Numbers, Concrete Skills, and Cementing Our Place in the Global Workforce
Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs are more affordable than traditional college programs and can give graduates access to on-the-job training that help them succeed in the labor market. Read Full Post >
September 17, 2012
Report: Expand Support of Training for 'Middle Jobs'
Databases linking students' courses of study to job-and-wage data could boost the career sector seen as key to middle-class employment. Read Full Post >
September 13, 2012
Common-Core Test Group Eyes State Feedback
PARCC's K-12 and higher education leaders continued their work to and agree on performance-level descriptors for the impending Common Core State Standards assessments. Read Full Post >
June 25, 2012
The Global Aspects of the Newly Released Career and Technical Education Common Standards
I recently wrote about how the Obama Administration's the career and technical education (CTE) plan calls for better collaboration and accountability from all stakeholders, including school districts, universities, and the private sector. An education system aligned to workforce needs that produces ... Read Full Post >
