1. All Learner Levels
  2. All Learner Levels

All Learner Levels

Career Readiness Metrics Framework: A Continuum of Actionable Measures of Career Development and Readiness

  • Guide/Tool
September 2021 —

This Career Readiness Metrics Framework presents a comprehensive list of metrics that span middle school through adulthood and provides a standard for practitioners, policymakers and researchers to evaluate whether learners are on track for and progressing through their career pathways.

Brave Dialogues: A Guide to Discussing Racial Equity in Career Technical Education

  • Guide/Tool
August 2021 —

The purpose of Brave Dialogues: A Guide to Discussing Racial Equity in Career Technical Education is to provide state Career Technical Education (CTE) leaders with language and tools to engage in discussion around racial equity in CTE.

The Shifting American Economy: Key Messages & Strategy Considerations

  • Guide/Tool
July 2021 —

This toolkit helps districts, schools and community leaders who support a learner’s educational journey effectively communicate with families about today’s opportunities for success in college & career pathways.

Promoting Career Technical Education: Social Media Guide (2021)

  • Guide/Tool
June 2021 —

This guide from Advance CTE explains how to effectively use social media, explains how to integrate messages into social media posts, and highlights effective campaigns to promote CTE.

Strengthening Career Pathways Through the Power of State and Local Partnerships

  • Case Study
June 2021 —

This resource from Advance CTE is the third in a series of policy briefs centered on strengthening career pathways. It offers promising practices for leveraging the strengths of state and local leaders to cultivate sustainable, scalable partnerships and advance high-quality career pathways.

Equity in CTE & STEM Root Causes and Strategies

  • Research/ Report
  • Guide/Tool
April 2021 —

This resource provides an intersectional lens to examine specific and overlapping root causes to assist with program and institutional improvement initiatives, stimulate dialogue within and among institutions and systems and identify general recommendations for interventions.

Engaging Representatives of Learners with Special Population Status through Perkins V

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This resource is designed to help states establish processes and routines for systematically engaging representatives of learners with special population status at the state level.

Opportunities to Advance Statewide Industry Collaboration and Engagement in Career Technical Education

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This report explores state strategies to systematically engage business and industry leaders in support of CTE through Perkins V.