Resources

Contribution to Society: Exploring Purpose-Driven Framing for Career Pathways

  • Research/ Report
March 2023 —

This resource builds the case for purpose-driven framing for career advising, shares the results from preliminary research into this type of framing and lays out both implications for different populations and future work needed to validate and implement this framing.

State Funding Models to Support Youth Apprenticeships

  • Research/ Report
March 2023 —

This brief highlights national trends and models for youth apprenticeship (YA) funding and showcases the importance of consistent state funding.

Advancing Program Review: Supporting Illinois Community College CTE Programs through Equity Centered Resources

  • Research/ Report
March 2023 —

This resource from the Office of Community College Research and Leadership (OCCRL) highlights the research conducted to develop an equity-centered rubric for the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB.)

Global Models of Career Pathways

  • Research/ Report
March 2023 —

This brief looks at lessons for today’s challenges as well as key trends for the future, and contextualizes them through domestic and international examples of successful career pathways systems.

State Policies Impacting CTE: 2022 Year in Review

  • Research/ Report
February 2023 —

This paper, produced by Advance CTE, ACTE and ECS, is the ninth annual review of CTE and career-readiness policies in the states and territories. The report highlights notable legislation, board rules, executive actions and governor-led initiatives in each state.

Preparing Learners For Energy Careers

  • Guide/Tool
January 2023 —

This resource highlights the collaboration of Colorado state organizations and industry representatives in order to support the development of energy career pathway programs in secondary schools.

Achieving Inclusive CTE Goal-Setting Tool

  • Guide/Tool
December 2022 —

Fully inclusive Career Technical Education (CTE) programs should not just reflect current program representation, but rather the communities where learners will

Prioritizing Strategies to Racially Diversify the K–12 Teacher Workforce

  • Research/ Report
December 2022 —

This report presents selected findings from the 2022 State of the American Teacher survey related to increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of the teacher workforce