College and career readiness
n Philadelphia, a tech training program has overhauled its curriculum to try to give young people a leg up in an increasingly competitive job market.
Sticker prices at elite schools keep making headlines, but after grants and discounts, students are paying less in tuition than they did a decade ago.
De-emphasizing admissions tests seems to bring in more students from low-income families — but not many.
The Commerce City Promise program connects residents with tuition-free training. It might predict demand for new Workforce Pell programs.
Federal data shows a steep post-pandemic increase in credit recovery enrollment as schools push students to graduate, but critics worry online courses compromise learning.
The impending purchase comes at a time of rising popularity for career and technical education nationwide.
Studies suggest CTE can help students stay engaged, graduate, and land better-paying jobs. But its strongest results may be difficult for more schools to reproduce.
Colorado dual and concurrent enrollment has grown. But a new national policy group says Colorado and other states can improve student outcomes.
A new paper traces how family income, test scores, and educational spending rise together — leaving the least advantaged students in the least-resourced colleges.
Studies tracking nearly identical students on opposite sides of admissions cutoffs find sizable economic gains, even among those without top grades or test scores.
The policy chips away at a 1982 Supreme Court decision guaranteeing a free K-12 education for immigrant students.
Hopeworks Newark trains young adults to work with AI, including mock interviews with digital assistants.
Last year in Pennsylvania, there were nearly 150 pre-apprenticeship programs with around 3,200 active participants, according to state data. That’s three times the number of participants compared with two years prior.
Politicians and educators are encouraging students to consider routes outside four-year college. A Chalkbeat analysis finds well-paying options exist, but they are not available at scale.
Students need career guidance before college, according to a new FutureEd report calling for schools to offer stronger career navigation.
CareerWise Colorado has employed far fewer students in youth apprenticeships than leaders once envisioned. The program’s challenges offer valuable lessons as bipartisan enthusiasm for on-the-job-training grows nationwide.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has asked Education Secretary Linda McMahon to rescind a grant application they say could dramatically shift the mission of TRIO’s Talent Search program.
A South Bronx middle school is starting career education earlier, giving tweens the opportunity to explore career options through local partnerships.
Now the state will await approval from the federal government. Some education advocacy groups continued to oppose some elements of the overhaul.
The growth in dual credit participation has won praise for sending students to college better prepared and helping them avoid debt. But skeptics worry about pressure to enroll less-prepared and younger students, offering them watered-down curriculums and credits that selective colleges might not accept.