Monday, October 19, 2009
Career academies more than lessons for high schoolers (Tallahassee Democrat © 10/18/2009). Reading, writing, arithmetic. Throw in an hour of gym and an art class and you’ve got yourself a well-rounded high school education. Those days are gone. Little by little, high schools are moving away from the traditional model for secondary education in favor of career academies ? learning communities within a school that focus students on a career path. Read article…
Duncan Laments ‘False Dichotomy’ of College vs. Career (October 15, 2009, High School Connections Blog). When she hears people say “not every child is going to college,” it really bothers her, she told U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan last night, because “It’s always someone else’s child we are talking about.” Read article…
Helping Students Navigate the Path to College: What High Schools Can Do. Paper by W. G. Tierney, Thomas Bailey, J. Constantine, N. Finkelstein & N. F. Hurd — 2009 This guide, published by the Institute of Education Sciences, is intended to help schools and districts develop practices to increase access to higher education. The guide indicates the level of research evidence informing each of its five recommendations. View Abstract | Download the PDF
Who’s at the Leading Edge of Career-Tech Ed Policy? (October 9, 2009, High School Connections Blog). As more people talk about the importance of college and workplace readiness, the evolution of career and technical education is worth keeping an eye on. Read background note | View/Download Brief
Standards Aren’t Enough. Susan Fuhrman, Lauren Resnick, and Lorrie Shepard tell what else will be needed to make the proposed common standards work. Read article…
