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Shaping Education With an Eye on the Workplace

Mar 29, 2011


Catherine Gewertz, EdWeek - 03/29/2011 - The college-completion conversation should focus not just on getting degrees, but also on what jobs those degrees are well matched for. It discusses work in Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, and Washington state that's geared in that direction.

This sort of shift echoes discussions at the middle and high school level, as educators ask how schools can best serve a variety of students' goals and aspirations without setting expectations too low for anyone. How, for instance, should K-12 rearrange itself to serve students who aim for a prestigious four-year university, those who envision themselves at a broad-access state school, those who are exploring the options of a local community college, and those who wish to obtain certification in an occupation that doesn't require an associate's degree?

 


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