Career & Technical Ed
CTE is an effective education model, historically for industrial trades that helps learners to get a headstart in identifying potential career and skill pathways for their future.
Digital Fluency Is the Missing Foundation in K-12 Career Pathways
How to Leverage CTE for Durable, Personalized Pathways
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Preparing Youth for Their Future: What Our Exploration of Durable Skills Across Twelve Innovative High Schools Tells Us About What Is Possible
Innovative schools develop durable skills through authentic work, competency-based learning, and reflection, preparing students for dynamic futures.
From Readiness to Relevance: 3 Ways to Transform Career Connected Learning
Explore how career-connected learning equips students with skills, exposure, and social capital to thrive in a rapidly changing world.
The Reboot of Readiness: It’s Time to Take Action in Renovating CTE from the Ground Up
Rebooting CTE to CCR: Tacoma Public Schools leverages Career Clusters for readiness, bridging education with real-world skills and pathways.
How Resilient are New Pathways in a Changing Labor Market?
What does it take to make pathways resilient in a changing labor market? Focusing on agency, entrepreneurship and empowerment.