Category: Postsecondary Planning
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Connecting Students and Parents to Career and Technical Education
“Why don’t they bring back shop class?” Educators hear this question all the time because parents (and sometimes…
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CTE: Connecting Students with More Career Opportunities
Since the post-WWII era, students in the US have been encouraged to pursue a bachelor’s degree. A four-year…
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Leading Students in Search of Alternatives to College
Traditionally, school career and college planning programs emphasized college readiness, focusing primarily on academics and admission requirements. However,…
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The Costly Stigma around CTE Programs
Removing the stigma around career and technical education (CTE) benefits students, parents, and teachers. But to do so,…
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Supporting Students’ Choices of a Career or Academic Program
Ladders are often used as metaphors when speaking about careers: “climbing the corporate ladder,” “the ladder of success,”…
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Easier Support for the Student Career Exploration Journey
From math and science to English, history, economics, gym, and other electives, high school provides students with many…
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5 Thoughts on Mastering Post-Secondary Education Planning
Students graduating from high school today are fully embracing the open road that awaits them, pursuing all options…
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How to Simplify Your District’s Post-Secondary Planning Process
Why are so many students mystified about the prospect of what happens after high school? Even for students…
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Equity of Opportunity: Optimizing for Underserved Students
HVAC installers, truck drivers, and computer support specialists are among the dozens of occupations that do not require…
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