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Ohio: Middle School CTE Expansion

  • Policy
January 2019 —

In 2014, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed H.B. 487 into law, which required schools in Ohio to provide CTE courses in seventh and eighth grades by the 2015-16 school year. Since then, Ohio has drastically increased access to middle school CTE programs for students.

Expanding Middle School CTE to Promote Lifelong Learner Success

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
October 2018 —

This report from Advance CTE explores state approaches to middle school CTE and career exploration and provides considerations for states when implementing or expanding middle school CTE.

OhioMeansJobs Readiness Seal Rubric

  • Guide/Tool
January 2018 —

This rubric from the Ohio Department of Education outlines the 14 criteria used to evaluate students pursuing the OhioMeansJobs-Readiness Seal.

Ohio: CTE Report Cards

  • Policy
December 2017 —

As part of an overall restructure of the state's school accountability report card, Ohio created a CTE-specific school report card, reporting on achievement, preparation for success, graduation rates and post-program outcomes. 

Business Advisory Councils in Ohio Schools

  • Guide/Tool
December 2017 —

This guide from the Ohio Department of Education outlines standards for the operation of business advisory councils in Ohio.

Strategies for Promoting Successful Transitions to Adulthood, Higher Education, and the Workforce

  • Case Study
November 2017 —

This brief from the Urban Institute examines policy strategies for promoting transitions to adulthood, higher education and the workforce in the Great Lakes Region. The paper describes how states can use CTE, work-based learning, labor market information and funding to support pathways.

Work-based Learning Policy: For Out-of-School Youth and Disadvantaged Adults

  • Guide/Tool
October 2017 —

This toolkit from the National Skills Coalition examines key policies that support the growth of work-based learning for out-of-school youth and disadvantaged adults and provides a legislative template for state work-based learning policies that target these populations.

Building Blocks: Laying the Groundwork for Guided Pathways Reform in Ohio

  • Case Study
September 2017 —

This report from the Community College Research Center examines the implementation of guided pathways in Ohio community colleges to identify innovations and share lessons learned with other states and institutions beginning the process of developing and implementing guided pathways.