TWEET OF THE WEEK
#CTE is a path to the middle class https://t.co/vzRk65bIvd @MichaelPetrilli #UpwardMo
— Fordham Institute (@educationgadfly) April 8, 2016
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
America’s Promise Alliance has launched the $3 million 2016 Youth Opportunity Fund that will award one-year grants up to $250,000 to grantees that empower youth to reach their full potential.
WEBINAR OF THE WEEK
Secondary Health Science Education – A Cross State System
The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) has released a new online seminar with the National Consortium for Health Science Education on their cross-state health science system for high school students looking to pursue careers in health care. Check out ACTE’s YouTube channel to watch the recorded seminar.
VISUAL OF THE WEEK
Two researchers at UMBC’s School of Public Policy mapped the Twitter activity around the Every Student Succeeds Act’s passage in December, and draws a set of conclusions about how the initial week’s Twitter activity may set the tone for ESSA implementation.
ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
Education, labor and industry leaders as part of the Massachusetts Girl in Trade Advisory Group hosted its first ever Girls in Trades Conference where over 400 students from 18 high schools across the state learned about the apprenticeships, employment and mentoring opportunities in the building trades.
Katie Fitzgerald, Communications Associate
