Resources

Solving the Dual Enrollment Staffing Puzzle: Strategies from the Early College Expansion Partnership

  • Case Study
November 2017 —

This report from JFF and Educate Texas uses case studies from three school districts in South Texas and Denver to provide recommendations for addressing dual enrollment instructor shortages. 

Putting Career and Technical Education to Work for Students: A Playbook for State Policymakers

  • Case Study
  • Guide/Tool
November 2017 —

This guide from ExcelinEd maps out four phases for state leaders to create high quality CTE programs that align with workforce demands. 

College Credit in High School: Working Group Report

  • Guide/Tool
November 2017 —

This report from the College Board draws on a working group of experts to provide practical guidance for college credit in high school programs, focusing on program quality and accountability, value for time and dollars invested, equity and access, and transparency and credit transfer.

Good Jobs That Pay Without a BA: A State-by-State Analysis

  • Research/ Report
November 2017 —

This study by the Georgetown Center for Education and the Workforce examines state labor market trends to determine the requisite credentials for good jobs in different industries. The report provides a state-by-state analysis of the top industries and occupations for workers without a BA.

Strategies for Promoting Successful Transitions to Adulthood, Higher Education, and the Workforce

  • Case Study
November 2017 —

This brief from the Urban Institute examines policy strategies for promoting transitions to adulthood, higher education and the workforce in the Great Lakes Region. The paper describes how states can use CTE, work-based learning, labor market information and funding to support pathways.

Building Blocks: Laying the Groundwork for Guided Pathways Reform in Ohio

  • Case Study
September 2017 —

This report from the Community College Research Center examines the implementation of guided pathways in Ohio community colleges to identify innovations and share lessons learned with other states and institutions beginning the process of developing and implementing guided pathways.

Policy Snapshot: Outcomes-Based Funding

  • Case Study
September 2017 —

This profile from the Education Commission of the States summarizes state outcomes-based funding trends and describes states such as Arkansas, Kentucky, Texas and Utah that adopted new funding models in 2016 and 2017. 

Policy, Pilots and the Path to Competency-Based Education: A National Landscape

  • Guide/Tool
April 2017 —

This report from ExcelinEd and EducationCounsel examines state competency-based education policies and makes recommendations to help other states launch pilot programs of their own.

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