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Destination Known: Valuing College AND Career Readiness in State Accountability Systems

  • Case Study
  • Guide/Tool
March 2017 —

This report from ESG and CCSSO provides a roadmap for the measures states can use in an accountability system to support all students in achieving success after high school, as well as strategies for putting that accountability system into practice.

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

  • Case Study
  • Guide/Tool
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

  • Guide/Tool
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

  • Guide/Tool
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. 

Leveraging Community Colleges in WIOA: A Blueprint for State Policymakers

  • Guide/Tool
December 2016 —

This brief from ECS examines the role that community colleges play in preparing learners for the workforce and outlines a blueprint for community colleges to support implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). 

Career and Technical Education: Building New Pathways into the Labor Market

  • Research/ Report
December 2016 —

This report from the Center for Public Education examines the secondary CTE system in the United States and provides an overview of the history and purpose of CTE, including who enrolls, how it is funded and how it can be strengthened. 

Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative: How TANF Can Support Skills for Low-income Parents, and How Policymakers Can Help

  • Case Study
October 2016 —

This brief from National Skills Coalition profiles Arkansas’ Career Pathways Initiative program - which uses TANF funds to help low-income parents gain industry credentials - and identifies action steps that state policymakers, advocates and stakeholders can take to develop similar programs.

Opportunities to Create Next-Generation High Schools: A Toolkit for Education Leaders on Career-Readiness and Career and Technical Education Programs

  • Guide/Tool
October 2016 —

This toolkit from the Alliance for Excellent Education sets the table for expanding high-quality CTE programs by making a moral case, defining the core elements of CTE, and profiling local examples.