The history of career technical education (CTE) traces its origins to post-Civil War America, with the opening of the St. Louis Manual Training School in 1879 under the umbrella of Washington University. The school grew out of the non-traditional thinking of educator Calvin Milton Woodward, who believed that the traditional school model would struggle to…
Dear Faith, I want to find my first job this summer. But all the ads I see are asking for experience. How am I supposed to get experience without experience? Sincerely, Wanna Paycheck Most of us know a student who wants a summer job this year. After all, summer jobs are a great way to…
What are the odds I will be a professional basketball, baseball, or hockey player? A lot of students write in asking about their chances of playing professional sports. And who can blame them?
XAP’s current Career Pathways Initiative is a collaboration with our clients at College In Colorado and the Colorado Workforce Development Council. We have posted a case study describing the legislated challenges faced by Colorado and how XAP is helping address the needs and meet the goals in the areas of outreach and marketing of career…
Do you have goals for the new school year? That was the question we asked students using our Choices360 site last week – and the results were impressive! A full 80 percent of students said they were starting the academic year with some goals in mind.
This year, a multi-disciplinary team of organizations created a new initiative which aims to create opportunities for economic success for those without high school degrees, and those who have graduated but do not have sufficient skills to begin a meaningful career. The New Skills For Youth (NSFY) program was created by the Council of Chief State School…
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