Alignment

CTE and the College and Career Readiness Agenda

The shift away from a focus on high school graduation to a focus on college and career readiness has set off an important resurgence of collaboration between educators responsible for core academics and Career and Technical Education (CTE) educators. The implementation of the Common Core has ignited a thoughtful and positive conversation about the meaning of college and career readiness.

Career and College Readiness and Implications for Technical Assistance

The National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research, in collaboration with the American Youth Policy Forum and the Educational Policy Improvement Center, hosted an invitation-only “College and Career Readiness Symposium: The Role of Technical Assistance in Actualizing College and Career Readiness,” in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2012.

Challenges to Achieving College and Career Readiness: Definitions, Alignment and Measurement

The National High School Center at the American Institutes for Research, in collaboration with the American Youth Policy Forum and the Educational Policy Improvement Center, hosted an invitation-only “College and Career Readiness Symposium: The Role of Technical Assistance in Actualizing College and Career Readiness,” in Washington, D.C., on April 24, 2012. During the Symposium, presenters and participants discussed several challenges to achieving college and career readiness.

National High School Director Presents on College and Career Development Organizer

Dr. Joseph Harris, Director of the National High School Center, presented Promoting Postsecondary Success for ALL High School Students at the annual Leveraging Resources Conference this week in Maryland.[1]

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