Resources

Iowa High School Apprenticeships: Creating Pathways to Promising Careers

  • Case Study
June 2020 —

This resource from the Urban Institute is a case study on Iowa's high school apprenticeship programs. 

Skilled Trades in High School: What Voters, Parents and Students Want From Policymakers and Educators

  • Research/ Report
May 2020 —

This report from Harbor Freight helps make the case for Career Technical Education (CTE). The result of a nationally representative survey, the report finds broad bipartisan support among voters for federally funded skilled trades courses and strong support among parents and learners. 

TPM Resource Guide: A Compendium for High-Quality CTE

  • Guide/Tool
May 2020 —

This guide from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation provides a set of resources that can be used to explore how Talent Pipeline Management (TPM) can be leveraged as a framework as well as a set of strategies, to build stronger employer and Career Technical Education (CTE) partnerships.

Breaking Ground: A First Look at American High School Skilled Trades Education

  • Research/ Report
May 2020 —

This report from JFF examines data from across the country revealing the promise and challenges of high school skilled trades education.

Professional Certifications Offer Workers With No College Degree a Pathway to Good Jobs

  • Research/ Report
May 2020 —

This report from Lumnia, Gallup, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Omidyar Network finds that workers with industry recognized certifications but no postsecondary degree have greater earning potential and career advancement than workers with just a high school diploma.

Equity in Youth Apprenticeship Programs

  • Guide/Tool
May 2020 —

This toolkit from the National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity was developed through the Partnership to Advance Youth Apprenticeship and is designed to help youth apprenticeship practitioners identify and mitigate barriers to access and success in youth apprenticeship.

Accelerating Students from High School to College and Careers

  • Guide/Tool
April 2020 —

This report from ExcelinEd explores college acceleration opportunities to illustrate how such opportunities can accelerate learners' progress through their educational and career pathways

50-State Comparison: Secondary Career and Technical Education

  • Research/ Report
  • Guide/Tool
April 2020 —

This resource from the Education Commission of the States is a 50-state comparison of policies and activities related to secondary Career Technical Education programs across the country.