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MAY 2025

MAY

14

Albuquerque, NM / KRQE

New Albuquerque Public Schools program lets freshman choose career path

Albuquerque Public Schools is calling it “a new era” in how the district runs its high schools, allowing students to change what they’re learning based on a career path they pick as early as freshman year. It starts in the fall, and APS is calling it “The Academies of Albuquerque” at two east side high schools.

MAY

8

Pulaski County, AR / AMP

Lexicon Academy Brings Career-Focused Training to High School

The Academies of Central Arkansas is launching the Lexicon Academy of Advanced Manufacturing and Construction at Mills University Studies High School.

MAY

8

Batesville, IN / WRBI

BCSC Receives City Funding for Bulldog Ready

The Batesville Community School Corporation was recently awarded $132,000 by the City of Batesville Redevelopment Commission for an additional year of support for the ongoing expansion of the Bulldog Ready initiative.

MAY

7

Pulaski County, AR /NPR

Partnership fuses classroom lectures with hands-on experience

Schueck says this kind of learning not only helps students better understand what career path they may want to pursue, but also helps them learn how concepts taught in the classroom apply to real-world situations.

MAY

7

Pulaski County, AR / YAHOO!

Lexicon Academy expanding at Mills University Studies High School

The Lexicon Academy will offer students real-life experiences and training throughout the four years of high school, including exploring career opportunities and interacting with business leaders.

MAY

7

Pulaski County, AR /TB&P

Lexicon, Mills University High partner on welding program

Steel fabricator Lexicon, Inc. and school officials in central Arkansas announced Wednesday (May 7) the creation of the Lexicon Academy of Advanced Manufacturing and Construction at Mills University Studies High School.

MAY

7

Pulaski County, AR /KARK

Lexicon Academy expanding at Mills University Studies High School

The Lexicon Academy will offer students real-life experiences and training throughout the four years of high school, including exploring career opportunities and interacting with business leaders.

MAY

7

Pulaski County, AR /KATV

Mills University Studies partners with Lexicon Inc. for career training program

Students at Mills University Studies High School are set to benefit from a new partnership with Lexicon Inc. that promises to bring real-world career training directly into the classroom.

MAY

7

Pulaski County, AR /Arkansas Online

Construction company partners with Mills University Studies High School for new career program

Students at Mills University Studies High School will continue seeing their access to welding and construction-related hands-on experiences grow over the next few years with the launch of the Lexicon Academy of Advanced...

MAY

7

Pulaski County, AR /Arkansas Business

Lexicon, Academies of Central Arkansas Partner for Workforce Development Program

The Lexicon Academy of Advanced Manufacturing and Construction at Mills University Studies High School in Little Rock officially launched Wednesday.

APR 2025

APR

21

Louisville, KY / The Hechinger Report

Schools push career ed classes ‘for all,’ even kids heading to college

The Academies of Louisville is one of roughly 30 such communities that are working to provide CTE for all students, regardless of whether they plan to go to college or directly into the workforce.

APR

1

Dayton, Ohio / Dayton Daily News

Dayton Public Schools expands college and career pathways with new programs

Dayton Public Schools is taking bold steps to expand college and career opportunities for students, ensuring they graduate prepared for success in higher education and the workforce.

MAR 2025

MAR

19

McCracken County, KY / WPSD Local

McCracken County High School to adopt academy model for student success

McCracken County High School has started the process of transitioning to an Academy Model, which uses real-world application in teaching and learning, ultimately to ensure students graduate with the necessary skills for college and career success.

MAR

02

Detroit, MI

Center Line Public Schools innovates with Ford NGL to Prep Students for Post-high School Success

The notion that high school students feel underprepared for post-secondary education is hardly breaking news, but some educational institutions are taking strides to rectify this issue.

FEB 2025

FEB

25

Muskegon, MI

Muskegon Public Schools Reimagines Learning with New Career-Focused Education

The atmosphere inside the high school in Nashville, Tennessee, caught Muskegon Public Schools Superintendent Matthew Cortez off guard.

FEB

24

Muskegon, MI

Muskegon Public Schools Earn Ford Next Generation Learning Community Disinction

Muskegon Public Schools has achieved a significant milestone! It has become the fourth district in Michigan, and the first on the lakeshore, to be designated a Ford Next Generation Learning community.

FEB

13

Christian County, KY

Eye Opener Breakfast Brings Discussion On Consolidation

Thursday morning’s Christian County Chamber of Commerce Eye Opener Breakfast, however, brought strong moments of clarity about the future of students in Hopkinsville and beyond.

FEB

11

Grand Rapids, MI

The School Year Will Be Much Different for Students in Muskegon Public Schools

It's the first school district on the Lakeshore to become a Ford Next Generation Learning community and it's only the fourth school district in the state to receive this designation.

JUN

4

Batesville, IN / Eagle Country 99.3 FM

Batesville High School Among Career Coaching Grant Recipients

(Batesville, Ind.) - A $720,000 collaborative Career Coaching grant has been awarded from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to four area public schools, providing funding for enhanced services to improve student career readiness.

FEB

12

Muskegon, MI / M Live

Future grads will leave Muskegon Public Schools better prepared for workforce under new plan

MUSKEGON, MI – Muskegon Public Schools has embarked on a multi-year educational transformation plan that is aimed at ensuring every Big Red graduate is on a path to success after they leave high school, whether that’s college, trade school or entering the workforce.