Community Spotlight
How a Ford NGL Community using the model’s Community Connected approach fueled a measurable rise in student readiness.
Akron Public Schools is showing what happens when the model moves from concept to culture. After years of developing College & Career Academies that connect classrooms to the community, the district saw the payoff in Ohio’s 2025 state report cards.

Empowering Beloit, Wisconsin’s Youth Through Work-Based Learning
The School District of Beloit (SDB) outpaced the State of Wisconsin by a remarkable margin of 3:1 in providing students with meaningful work-based learning (WBL) opportunities!

April Newsletter Intro
“It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.” Alan Cohen

Racine Unified School District – Academies Of Racine
New Apprenticeship Benefits Students and the District Not long ago, Racine Unified School District (RUSD) made news by hosting the first of its kind, custom

Ford Dealership Will Support Students Of Fort Wayne To Be Ready For The Future Of Work
When employees of a Ford Lincoln dealership group learned about Ford Next Generation Learning’s involvement in the local school district, the response was remarkable. Bridgett

Exploring The Last Frontier With Ford NGL
Did you know that Ford NGL is working in Anchorage, Alaska? Over the past year, our coaching team has been actively engaged with local district

Ford NGL Partner Insights: Building A Talent Pipeline With The National Association Of Home Builders (NAHB)
In an exciting collaboration aimed at nurturing the next generation of home builders, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) has joined forces with the