Resources

Solving the Education Equation: A New Model for Improving STEM Workforce Outcomes through Academic Equity

  • Guide/Tool
September 2015 —

This report explores the variables needed for female and underrepresented minority students to improve STEM literacy and pursue advanced certificates, degrees and careers in STEM fields.

Delivery Capacity Rubric

  • Guide/Tool
August 2015 —

This rubric from the Education Delivery Institute (EDI) is designed to assist states in understanding their capacity for effective policy implementation. The rubric can be a useful tool for supporting state-wide CTE delivery.

Connecting Credentials: Making the Case for Reforming the U.S. Credentialing System

  • Guide/Tool
June 2015 —

This Lumina Foundation paper envisions a credentialing system that is easily understandable, assures quality, is up to date and enables comparisons, and explores key actions that federal, state, education, and research stakeholders are taking to improve the quality/validity of credentials.

Best of Both Worlds: How Massachusetts Vocational Schools are Preparing Students for College and Careers

  • Case Study
June 2015 —

This brief from Achieve highlights how Massachusetts promotes strong career-focused programming both in the career/vocational technical school system and in the education system more broadly.

Not as Hard as You Think: Engaging High School Students in Work-Based Learning

  • Case Study
  • Guide/Tool
May 2015 —

This report by Jobs for the Future offers strategies and case studies to address common employer concerns to providing meaningful work-based learning to high school students.

Mapping Postsecondary and Workforce Information Gaps in State Data Systems

  • Guide/Tool
July 2016 —

This infographic, produced by the WDQC, identifies different sources of postsecondary, workforce and employment data that are commonly available in state longitudinal data systems across the country. 

Competing on Innovation: Disrupting the Education Enterprise to Build Tomorrow's Talent, Today

  • Guide/Tool
July 2016 —

This paper from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation provides a road map for businesses to partner together to form innovation challenge partnerships.

Faculty Qualification Policies and Strategies Relevant to Dual Enrollment Programs: An Analysis of States and Regional Accreditation Agencies

  • Case Study
  • Research/ Report
July 2016 —

This 50-state report explores policies related to dual enrollment faculty qualifications across the states. The report further details state strategies to help classroom instructors meet dual enrollment qualifications.

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The Learning that Works Resource Center was developed through the New Skills for Youth initiative, a partnership of the Council of Chief State School Officers, Advance CTE and the Education Strategy Group, generously funded by JPMorgan Chase & Co