Resources

Precollege Interventions Help Increase College Readiness, Reduce Remediation

  • Case Study
December 2016 —

This policy brief from Higher Ed for Higher Standards explores the Tennessee SAILS program as a model for increasing student access to and success in community college. 

In Their Words: Why Business Leaders Support CTE, Career Pathways and Career Academies

  • Case Study
November 2016 —

This brief, from Advance CTE and Ford Next Generation Learning, is the outcome of two roundtables held with business leaders in Nashville and Pinellas County to explore why and how they support CTE in their communities, and offers recommendations based on their successful engagement.

Mastering the Blueprint 2016: State Progress on Workforce Data

  • Research/ Report
November 2016 —

For the third year in a row, WDQC surveyed all fifty states and the District of Columbia to measure state progress against its 13-point workforce data blueprint. This report contains details about each state’s level of progress and examples of how states are implementing blueprint elements.

Breaking Down Silos to Put Students on the Path to Success: The Promise of Early College in Massachusetts

  • Case Study
December 2016 —

This report from Parthenon examines the opportunity for early college high schools in Massachusetts. By collecting both in-state and national data, convening working groups, and engaging a broad group of stakeholders, Parthenon finds that investing in early college could yield vast returns.

The State of Career Technical Education: Increasing Access to Industry Experts in High Schools

  • Research/ Report
December 2016 —

This report from Advance CTE, in partnership with the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders at AIR, draws on data from two national surveys to examine the shortage of industry experts in secondary classrooms and how to address it.

Making Good on the Promise: Building Trust to Promote Equity in CTE

  • Case Study
January 2019 —

This brief, the third in the Making Good on the Promise series, maps out steps state leaders can take to rebuild trust in marginalized communities that CTE historically failed to serve equitably. 

New Skills for Youth Phase One Snapshot: Delaware

  • Case Study
  • Snapshots
January 2017 —

This snapshot profile describes Delaware's work during Phase One of the New Skills for Youth initiative. 

Making the Most of Workforce Data: State Collaboration with External Entities for Actionable Research

  • Case Study
April 2016 —

This report from the Workforce Data Quality Campaign draws on examples from Kentucky, Minnesota and New York to demonstrate how states can leverage longitudinal data to support research and policymaking.

The Learning that Works Resource Center was developed through the New Skills for Youth initiative, a partnership of the Council of Chief State School Officers, Advance CTE and the Education Strategy Group, generously funded by JPMorgan Chase & Co