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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.

New Skills ready network 2020-2021 Snapshot: Nashville, Tennessee

  • Snapshots
June 2021 —

This snapshot provides a summary of the priorities for Nashville, Tennessee's New Skills ready network team, focusing on establishing a shared understanding around systemic barriers to racial equity and developing a data-sharing agreement between secondary and postsecondary institutions.

New Skills ready network Year One Annual Report: Early Achievements and Innovations

  • Research/ Report
June 2021 —

This annual report provides an overview of the early achievements and innovation from the first year of the New Skills ready network initiative.

Intentional Acts of Dual Enrollment: State Strategies for Scaling Early Postsecondary Opportunities in Career Pathways

  • Research/ Report
May 2021 —

This advance CTE policy brief offers strategies and best practices for designing strong statewide policies that remove barriers for participation in early postsecondary education opportunities in postsecondary credential and degree programs.

Bridge to Completion: Understanding the College Access and Success Ecosystem for Metro Nashville Public Schools Students

  • Research/ Report
May 2021 —

This annual report from the Nashville Education Foundation partnered with the Tennessee College Access and Success Network, presents findings and recommendations about college access and success for Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) students.

Connecting Every Learner: A Framework for States to Increase Access to and Success in Work-Based Learning

  • Research/ Report
March 2021 —

This Advance CTE report provides a 5-step framework to address equity gaps in work-based learning by building a statewide infrastructure that enables cross-agency collaboration and prioritizes relationship building, data and accountability, quality, and extending social and cultural capital.

The Equitable Outcomes Imperative: Strategies for Advancing Racial Equity in Postsecondary Attainment

  • Research/ Report
December 2020 —

This brief from Education Strategy Group provides examples of how states can make equity a core driver in their postsecondary credential attainment goals.

Pivot to Recover: State Postsecondary Attainment Agendas in the Era of COVID-19

  • Guide/Tool
August 2020 —

This resource from Education Strategy Group (ESG) offers a guide for states as they begin to lay the groundwork for a long-term, post-COVID-19 economic recovery plan that prioritizes equity and focuses on the most immediate workforce needs and the most affected populations.