The next challenge is designing systems that transform partnerships into pathways. For decades, schools have expanded ...

Western Governors University has announced the acquisition of Craft Education, an ed tech platform for managing job training aligned with degree programs and work-ready skills. The move represents ...

While not new, competency-based education (CBE) models are well suited to today’s growing demand for skills-based educational programs. This model prioritizes observing real-world skills and their ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Matt Gandal examines how education can drive economic mobility. In a small but growing number of communities across the U.S., new ...

In the past five years, there has been a surge in states playing a prominent role in improving outcomes for K-12 students.

Businesses can build bridges between education and industry by offering work-based learning programs, while boosting their talent development strategies as well, according to a report by American ...

The program, which has provided more than 2,200 paid internships since its introduction in 2006, is just one example of hands ...

Work-based learning is expanding in many postsecondary institutions but educators say that their programs could benefit from stronger partnerships with local industries and additional funding. In a ...

The Weld RE-5J School District continues to incorporate ways for Roosevelt High School’s construction pathway students to “build up” their work-based learning skills. This includes a new hands-on ...

Career “pathways” have become a big idea in high school reform. The goal is to give all students a structured sequence of courses in a career field, along with early exposure to the workplace and ...