Read About Current Trends
5 Reasons to Expand Early College Credit Options
Rachel Steil
Over the past decade, information and advocacy around students taking Post Secondary Education Options has increased dramatically. While this option provides a huge gain (both financially and academically) for students, it can leave districts wondering how they can provide creative ways to entice students to stay on campus and participate in their full high school experience. Read more.
Don’t leave money on the table: the financial benefits of CTE
Rachel Steil
Navigating through the complex world of Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Perkins can sometimes be intimidating and scary. However, the financial benefit to districts is worth some short-term pain to access grant and levy dollars associated with CTE-certified staff and programs. Read more.
Good Business-Education Partnerships
Bob Manning
School-Business partnerships are trending. Districts have always known that connections to the local business community bring industry expertise, funding for equipment and can help build support for levies and bonds. The increase in community partnerships has been fueled more recently by employers who see these partnerships as key to building a talent pipeline at a time when labor shortages are a top concern. Read more.
Schools need to rethink College and Career Readiness offerings
Rachel Steil
For the past several decades, American education has been laser-focused on academic rigor, test scores, and college-for-all initiatives that were propelled by national legislation like No Child Left Behind and The Race to the Top. High schools across the country revamped their offerings to expand STEM and reduce electives like arts, FACTS, and in some cases physical education. Read more.
Updating Our Version of High School Success
Updating Our Version of High School Success
Many people agree that more students should go into the trades. Except for their kid. I don’t blame them, I was raised to think that success after high school meant attending a four year college and getting a white collar job. Read more.
