It is important for youth to develop, master and be exposed and/or equipped with skills that employers find valuable when entering the workforce. This includes cognitive skills, such as academic proficiencies and non-cognitive skills, such as cultural awareness.
Resources
Increasing Postsecondary Success: Lessons from Community College Innovations
OverviewThis forum examined the important role of community colleges in increasing the number of Americans with postsecondary degrees and providing workers wit…
Early College, Early Success: Program Overview, Research Findings, and Implications for Practice
This webinar highlighted recent research findings from a rigorous study of Early College High Schools.
Social, Emotional and Physical Well-Being for Youth in Transition from the Foster Care System
This webinar highlighted program and policy supports that reinforce the social-emotional health of youth in the foster care system as they transition into coll…
Exploring Maine’s Proficiency-Based Education System
This study tour highlighted the role of school, district, and state in moving an education system towards proficiency-based learning.