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Equity Measures in State Outcomes-Based Funding: Incentives for Public Colleges to Support Low-Income and Underprepared Students

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February 2017 —

This report from CLASP outlines how states can encourage equity through their community and technical college systems by including equity measures in their outcomes-based funding formulas.

How to Scale College in High School: A State Policy Guide for Implementing Dual Enrollment and Early College Designs Under the Every Student Succeeds Act

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February 2017 —

This guide, developed by Jobs for the Future and the College in High School Alliance, profiles design principles and explores opportunities through ESSA to expand early college high school programs.

Challenges and Opportunities in Workforce and Labor Market Information

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February 2017 —

This report, developed by the Workforce Information Advisory Council, identifies opportunities to strengthen systems of workforce and labor market information to help build the workforce, strengthen career pathways, and evaluate the effectiveness of workforce education and training programs.

Programs that Work: Quality Assurance for Short-Term Occupational Programs

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January 2017 —

This paper from the Workforce Data Quality Campaign proposes a quality assurance framework for short-term occupational training programs and provides recommendations for state and federal policymakers to strengthen the quality of such programs. 

YouthForce NOLA Family Engagement Toolkit

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January 2017 —

This toolkit from the Urban League of Louisiana and YouthForce NOLA provides ideas and strategies that schools can implement to strengthen their efforts to engage families as partners in schools’ career pathways programs of study. 

Pathways Tennessee Documentation Tool

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December 2016 —

This tool, developed by the Tennessee Department of Education during Phase One of the New Skills for Youth initiative, is designed to map the scope and quality of career pathways programs.

Pathways Tennessee Site Observation Tool

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December 2016 —

This tool, developed by the Tennessee Department of Education, can be used to evaluate the quality of career pathways. It includes quality criteria and examples of sample evidence.

Work-based Learning for Youth at Risk: Getting Employers on Board

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December 2016 —

This policy paper from the OECD proposes strategies for making work-based learning more attractive to the employer community, particularly for at-risk youth.