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Putting Labor Market Information in the Right Hands: A Guide

  • Guide/Tool
November 2017 —

This guide from Advance CTE is designed to help states think through the process of disseminating labor market information. The guide highlights how Nevada, Kentucky and Washington disseminated data to various audiences and provides questions for states to consider for each.

CTE on the Frontier: Leveraging Federal Policy to Strengthen Rural CTE

  • Guide/Tool
November 2017 —

This cheat sheet is designed to help rural policymakers identify leverage points across federal education and workforce programs to support and expand access to high-quality rural CTE at both the secondary and postsecondary levels.

Rethinking the Mission: Community Colleges and Workforce Education

  • Guide/Tool
November 2017 —

This policy brief from AEI aims to answer the question of how 2-year community colleges can offer more effective workforce training programs. The brief lays out a national landscape and provides an actionable plan for rethinking the mission of 2-year community colleges.

College Credit in High School: Working Group Report

  • Guide/Tool
November 2017 —

This report from the College Board draws on a working group of experts to provide practical guidance for college credit in high school programs, focusing on program quality and accountability, value for time and dollars invested, equity and access, and transparency and credit transfer.

Developing a College- and Career- Ready Workforce: An Analysis of ESSA, Perkins V and WIOA

  • Guide/Tool
March 2019 —

This guide from the College and Career Readiness and Success Center at the American Institutes of Research identifies the intersections and opportunities to strengthen workforce development through three federal laws: ESSA, Perkins and WIOA. 

Putting Career and Technical Education to Work for Students: A Playbook for State Policymakers

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  • Guide/Tool
November 2017 —

This guide from ExcelinEd maps out four phases for state leaders to create high quality CTE programs that align with workforce demands. 

Four Ways to Increase the Value of Short-term Credentials: A Guide for Community Colleges

  • Guide/Tool
December 2017 —

This guide from JFF and Lumina Foundation shares strategies for community colleges to identify credentials of value that are aligned with labor market needs.

How to Measure Community College Effectiveness in Serving Transfer Students

  • Guide/Tool
December 2017 —

This guide from CCRC examines how colleges can measure their success in serving and supporting transfer students and assess their current transfer partnerships with four-year colleges.