The pandemic has made it more challenging than ever for students to get on, and stay on, a high-quality college or career pathway. Recent data have shown that fewer students have made the transition to postsecondary education than before the pandemic, that persistence in college has declined, and that low-income students and students of color are being disproportionately impacted. […]
Topic: Early Postsecondary Opportunities
Crafting a Statewide Comprehensive Approach to College & Career Pathways for Economic Success
To prepare students for today’s job market, education systems need to offer high-quality, rigorous, and diverse pathways that are aligned with workforce needs. Patricia Levesque and Quentin Suffren (ExcelinEd) will share their Pathways Matter work that outlines how states can create pathways that enable students to quickly earn relevant and high-quality credentials that lead to long-term economic success. This discussion will emphasize […]
Aligning Education & the Workforce
This session will explore ways to better align systems to link together K-12, higher education, and career outcomes and spur innovation, improvement, and quality across education and career-oriented institutions. Anthony Carnevale (Georgetown Center on Education & the Workforce) will discuss what data are needed to analyze education production, to identify labor market needs, and how to better match education and workforce outcomes. Paul […]
Pathways Matter
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