/teaching-learning/college-workforce-readiness College & Workforce Readiness en-US 2021 (c) °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:50:28 GMT /events/webinar/portrait-of-a-graduate-a-decade-of-transforming-education Explore the findings and insights in the exclusive Battelle for Kids Future of Portrait of a Graduate report and see how you can leverage them. Tue, 11 Jun 2024 22:50:28 GMT /events/webinar/portrait-of-a-graduate-a-decade-of-transforming-education /events/webinar/roundtable-webinar-why-we-created-a-portrait-of-a-graduate Hear from three K-12 leaders for insights into their school’s Portrait of a Graduate and learn how to create your own. Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:14:44 GMT /events/webinar/roundtable-webinar-why-we-created-a-portrait-of-a-graduate /teaching-learning/the-botched-fafsa-rollout-leaves-students-in-limbo/2024/05 Some students wonder if their college dreams will survive. Wed, 01 May 2024 17:52:01 GMT /teaching-learning/the-botched-fafsa-rollout-leaves-students-in-limbo/2024/05 /teaching-learning/new-data-paint-bleak-picture-of-students-post-high-school-outcomes/2024/04 Students are taking much longer to complete credentials after high school than programs plan. Tue, 09 Apr 2024 21:31:04 GMT /teaching-learning/new-data-paint-bleak-picture-of-students-post-high-school-outcomes/2024/04 /teaching-learning/this-east-coast-district-brought-a-hollywood-quality-experience-to-its-students/2024/03 A unique collaboration between a Virginia school district and two television actors allows students to gain real-life filmmaking experience. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:57:52 GMT /teaching-learning/this-east-coast-district-brought-a-hollywood-quality-experience-to-its-students/2024/03 /teaching-learning/a-fafsa-calculation-error-could-delay-college-aid-applications-again/2024/03 It's the latest blunder to upend the "Better FAFSA," as it was branded by the Education Department. Fri, 22 Mar 2024 22:40:55 GMT /teaching-learning/a-fafsa-calculation-error-could-delay-college-aid-applications-again/2024/03 /teaching-learning/how-well-are-schools-preparing-students-advanced-academics-and-world-languages-in-4-charts/2024/03 New federal data show big gaps in students' access to the challenging coursework and foreign languages they need for college. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:38:17 GMT /teaching-learning/how-well-are-schools-preparing-students-advanced-academics-and-world-languages-in-4-charts/2024/03 /teaching-learning/learning-loss-may-cost-students-billions-in-future-earnings-how-districts-are-responding/2024/03 The board that annually administers NAEP warns that recent research paints a "dire" picture of the future for America's children. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:41:30 GMT /teaching-learning/learning-loss-may-cost-students-billions-in-future-earnings-how-districts-are-responding/2024/03 /teaching-learning/the-new-fafsa-is-a-major-headache-some-high-schools-are-trying-to-help/2024/03 High schools are scrambling to help students navigate what was supposed to be a simpler process. Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:39:39 GMT /teaching-learning/the-new-fafsa-is-a-major-headache-some-high-schools-are-trying-to-help/2024/03 /teaching-learning/students-with-undocumented-parents-have-hit-a-fafsa-road-block-here-are-3-options/2024/03 A FAFSA expert provides advice for a particularly vulnerable group of families. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:37:05 GMT /teaching-learning/students-with-undocumented-parents-have-hit-a-fafsa-road-block-here-are-3-options/2024/03 /teaching-learning/students-feel-good-about-their-college-readiness-these-charts-tell-a-different-story/2024/03 In charts and graphs, a picture unfolds of high school students’ lack of preparedness for college. Fri, 01 Mar 2024 17:07:09 GMT /teaching-learning/students-feel-good-about-their-college-readiness-these-charts-tell-a-different-story/2024/03 /teaching-learning/how-international-baccalaureate-and-advanced-placement-programs-compare/2024/02 Both the IB and AP programs allow students to earn college credit in high school. Though how the program operate can differ. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:14:45 GMT /teaching-learning/how-international-baccalaureate-and-advanced-placement-programs-compare/2024/02 /teaching-learning/dartmouth-and-yale-are-backtracking-on-test-optional-admissions-why-that-matters/2024/02 The Ivy League schools say test scores help them make better decisions, but most schools are keeping tests optional. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 21:58:23 GMT /teaching-learning/dartmouth-and-yale-are-backtracking-on-test-optional-admissions-why-that-matters/2024/02 /teaching-learning/states-are-making-work-based-learning-a-top-policy-priority/2024/02 Interest in career and technical education continues to grow in schools nationwide, new report shows. Fri, 23 Feb 2024 21:33:22 GMT /teaching-learning/states-are-making-work-based-learning-a-top-policy-priority/2024/02 /teaching-learning/high-school-students-think-they-are-ready-for-college-but-they-arent/2024/02 Four in 5 students say they're academically ready for college. Their test scores say otherwise. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 23:25:39 GMT /teaching-learning/high-school-students-think-they-are-ready-for-college-but-they-arent/2024/02 /teaching-learning/amid-a-rocky-fafsa-rollout-ed-dept-offers-colleges-more-flexibility/2024/02 The changes are meant to free up colleges and universities to process aid forms more quickly and easily. Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:44:16 GMT /teaching-learning/amid-a-rocky-fafsa-rollout-ed-dept-offers-colleges-more-flexibility/2024/02 /teaching-learning/a-career-prep-bill-gets-bipartisan-support-in-the-senate-whats-in-it/2024/02 New federal legislation would authorize state grants to bolster dual enrollment, apprenticeships, and other forms of on-the-job training. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:39:29 GMT /teaching-learning/a-career-prep-bill-gets-bipartisan-support-in-the-senate-whats-in-it/2024/02 /teaching-learning/in-wake-of-hiccups-and-tight-deadlines-feds-beef-up-supports-for-fledgling-fafsa/2024/02 The newly designed Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, branded the "Better FAFSA," is prompting lots of frustration. Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:21:04 GMT /teaching-learning/in-wake-of-hiccups-and-tight-deadlines-feds-beef-up-supports-for-fledgling-fafsa/2024/02 /teaching-learning/the-new-digital-sat-4-important-details-educators-need-to-know/2024/01 The digital SAT college admissions exam launches in the United States this spring. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 22:48:53 GMT /teaching-learning/the-new-digital-sat-4-important-details-educators-need-to-know/2024/01 /teaching-learning/ap-exams-the-top-10-most-requested-subjects-and-the-least-requested/2024/01 Also see how widely requested two new AP courses were this year. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 19:12:47 GMT /teaching-learning/ap-exams-the-top-10-most-requested-subjects-and-the-least-requested/2024/01 /teaching-learning/this-district-wants-to-start-cte-in-elementary-school-in-a-new-twist-on-career-prep/2024/01 It's believed to be the nation's first gaming and robotics magnet school for elementary-age students. Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:30:36 GMT /teaching-learning/this-district-wants-to-start-cte-in-elementary-school-in-a-new-twist-on-career-prep/2024/01 /teaching-learning/navigating-financial-assistance-can-be-tough-not-all-schools-offer-help/2024/01 Outside resources are helping to fill in the gaps. Fri, 05 Jan 2024 22:18:01 GMT /teaching-learning/navigating-financial-assistance-can-be-tough-not-all-schools-offer-help/2024/01 /teaching-learning/the-new-fafsa-is-finally-here-sort-of/2024/01 Students filling out the newly designed FAFSA are encountering glitches and delays. Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:59:18 GMT /teaching-learning/the-new-fafsa-is-finally-here-sort-of/2024/01 /teaching-learning/how-3-award-winning-teachers-prepare-students-for-life-after-graduation/2023/12 °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ spoke with teachers about how they help students shape their plans for after high school. Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:52:23 GMT /teaching-learning/how-3-award-winning-teachers-prepare-students-for-life-after-graduation/2023/12 /teaching-learning/gen-z-lacks-job-readiness-skills-survey-shows/2023/12 Prospective employers say Gen Z'ers aren't job ready. Here's what's behind it, and how to adapt. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 21:32:33 GMT /teaching-learning/gen-z-lacks-job-readiness-skills-survey-shows/2023/12 /teaching-learning/opinion-high-school-students-beware-of-college-career-centers/2023/12 College career offices aren’t equipped to help students get jobs after graduation. How can high schools help? Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-high-school-students-beware-of-college-career-centers/2023/12 /teaching-learning/beyond-the-carnegie-unit-schools-are-already-testing-ways-to-measure-durable-skills/2023/11 If you want students to learn to collaborate, organize, be creative, and communicate, you have to measure it. Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:21:30 GMT /teaching-learning/beyond-the-carnegie-unit-schools-are-already-testing-ways-to-measure-durable-skills/2023/11 /teaching-learning/should-students-sign-up-for-ap-or-dual-enrollment-what-readers-think/2023/11 EdWeek readers share their take on the debate over pathways to earning college credit in high school. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:21:50 GMT /teaching-learning/should-students-sign-up-for-ap-or-dual-enrollment-what-readers-think/2023/11 /teaching-learning/parents-value-workforce-development-heres-how-to-get-their-support-for-cte/2023/11 The ways in which schools and policymakers talk about career and technical education influences parents' support for it. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 21:55:56 GMT /teaching-learning/parents-value-workforce-development-heres-how-to-get-their-support-for-cte/2023/11 /teaching-learning/common-app-will-offer-some-students-direct-college-admission-its-ceo-explains/2023/11 A new program aimed at motivating more first-generation, low-income students to go to college launches this month. Fri, 03 Nov 2023 20:15:50 GMT /teaching-learning/common-app-will-offer-some-students-direct-college-admission-its-ceo-explains/2023/11