EDITORIAL: Anchorage schools embark on a worthwhile experiment
Earlier this month, the Anchorage School Board committed to a career-focused academy model for local high schools — starting this fall with freshmen and expanding to higher grades in future years.
Beloit Memorial hopes to keep building on vocational education success
BELOIT — When Beloit Memorial High School launched a career academy program in 2018-2019, math teacher Deb Prowse was among its most fervent advocates.
Anchorage School Board advances career academies plan but adds an opt-out
In the Academies of Anchorage program, modeled after career education programs in Nashville, Tennessee, and Akron, Ohio, all high school students would spend one semester of their freshman year taking a required course to explore career possibilities and interests.
Anchorage School Board approves career academies with opt-out provision after 9th grade
The Anchorage School Board approved a career academies plan for high schools Tuesday night by a 6-1 vote. But an amendment allows students to opt out of the program after 9th grade.
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.
Anchorage School District Graduates First Business Academy Cohort
The first cohort graduated this month from the Anchorage School District (ASD) Business Academy, a program designed to benefit both career-minded students and businesses. Begun in 2022 in partnership with UAF, the academy recruits high school juniors (and seniors if space is available) interested in pursuing futures in financial services, administrative assisting, or bookkeeping and accounting.
OPINION: Anchorage schools’ effort to provide the workforce Alaska needs
It’s been 10 years since my youngest child graduated from the Anchorage School District. Since that time, I have had little involvement with ASD, but for the better part of the past 27 years, I have been intimately involved, from the employment side, in hiring hundreds of local people.
Families, teachers prepare for big changes coming to Anchorage School District next year
Education will look a little different in the fall for Anchorage School District families and staff: School start times are changing; high school freshmen will take a new career-focused course; and most sixth graders are transitioning from elementary to middle school.
Anchorage School District unveils ‘career track’ options for high schools
The Anchorage School District on Tuesday unveiled the specific career pathways it proposes to offer to sophomore students in each of the district’s public high schools.
Anchorage School District Unveils New Career Academy class, despite deficit and teacher shortage
The Anchorage School District recently unveiled the new specific career path classes that will be offered to sophomore students for the 2025-2026 school year.
Every budget tells a story. What's Knox County Schools' story this year?
OneFuture Coachella Valley has earned national recognition from the esteemed Carnegie Corporation of New York, being named one of 10 Exemplars in Education and receiving a Profiles in Collective Leadership Grant.
Carnegie's prestigious grant awarded to OneFuture Coachella Valley
OneFuture Coachella Valley has earned national recognition from the esteemed Carnegie Corporation of New York, being named one of 10 Exemplars in Education and receiving a Profiles in Collective Leadership Grant.
APS board considers academies for district’s elementary schools
DOWNTOWN AKRON — During the April 22 meeting of the Akron Public Schools (APS) Board of Education, board members heard a presentation about the potential addition of the College & Career Academies (CCAA) program to the district’s elementary schools.
Charles Hackley Middle School - The First Chapter of the Next 100 Years in Muskegon
The days of "what was" in Muskegon, they are being carefully curated, but we're shrugging off that idea that we're surrounded by communities "better than us", and we're stepping up to the forefront. Welcome to Charles Hackley Middle School.
Hamilton Southeastern schools working toward new education model
Hamilton Southeastern School District is in the middle of a multiyear national program designed to better prepare students for whatever career path they choose to take.
Learning the ropes: HCC, VWSD partnering to provide intern opportunities
As graduation looms only months away for college and high school students alike, institutions in Warren County are working on both levels to ensure students are learning the skills they will need to be successful in the workforce.
How one major health care hub is addressing a shortage of workers
Nashville, considered a major health care hub, has not been immune to worker shortages. To address its talent pipeline needs, Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is collaborating with local education institutions – including high schools, community colleges, and state colleges – to create learning opportunities and fill open jobs.
Sen. Peters secures $2M grant for Muskegon schools’ career exploration programming
MUSKEGON — U.S. Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) has secured a $2 million grant for Muskegon Public Schools to open a first-of-its-kind 6-10 Career Exploration Center on the soon-to-open Charles Hackley Middle School campus.
U.S. Senator Peters secures $2 million grant for Muskegon Public Schools
MUSKEGON, Mich. — Muskegon Public Schools (MPS) is set to receive a $2 million grant from the federal government to expand the district's career exploration programming for students and adults.
Muskegon Public Schools receives $2M grant toward new career program
MUSKEGON, Mich. — Muskegon Public Schools (MPS) announced it is the recipient of a $2 million grant for a career program at the new Charles Hackley Middle School.
Muskegon Public Schools receives $2M grant for career exploration programming
MUSKEGON, MI - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) has secured a $2 million grant for Muskegon Public Schools (MPS) to open a first-of-its-kind career exploration center.
The Edge Foundation has a history of supporting schools and colleges to broaden and transform education, making it relevant to the twenty-first century.
New partnership provides additional scholarship funding for BCPS grads at Michigan private colleges, universities
BATTLE CREEK — Battle Creek Public Schools is building upon its Bearcat Advantage scholarship, partnering with Michigan Colleges Alliance to offer additional scholarship funding at many of Michigan's private colleges and universities.
OneFuture Coachella Valley: Building a Strong Local Workforce
School districts, local colleges, businesses, and donors have come together to help thousands of low-income students in Southern California achieve career readiness and attend local colleges
Akron Public Schools Hosts Carnegie Learning Leadership Network to Explore How Schools Can Better Prepare Students for the Future
Carnegie LLN school systems, including APS, are working together to discover innovative ways to provide students with learning experiences that are engaging, equitable, effective, and ultimately accelerate students’ social and economic mobility.
Akron schools ready to expand college and career academy teaching model to elementary schools
Akron Public Schools’ leaders are ready to expand their college and career academy model to elementary schools, a process that is expected to begin later this spring.
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Whitley County Consolidated Schools Selected as Newest Ford NGL Community
Whitley County Consolidated Schools has been selected as the newest Ford Next Generation Learning (Ford NGL) community. WCCS is now part of the Ford NGL national network supported by Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company.
NHS Grampian partners with Aberdeen Academy to develop future workforce
NHS Grampian has teamed up with St Machar Academy, taking inspiration from American ‘Career Academies’, to give young people a taste of healthcare careers and build the workforce of the future and NHS Scotland Youth Academy, focusing on collaboration with partners to support widening access to careers for young people.
NAHB Provides 50K for HBAs Workforce Development Programs
NAHB will provide $2,400 to 22 HBAs to state and local home builders’ associations (HBAs) for workforce development programs this year. The infusion of support from NAHB to HBAs is part of a larger national strategy to engage Boys & Girls Clubs leadership across the country and provide careers in construction programming for students.
Academies give students hands-on experience in career pathways through field trips
In the past year, Bearden High School academy students have gotten the opportunity to go on field trips to see what a job in their pathway is really like.
Hampton City Schools: A Model of Innovation and Collaboration for Student Success
Hampton City Schools is a unique school district with a notable history, dating back to the early 1800s when it became the first free school district in America.
WESTMARC, Agua Fria district team up on new Southwest Valley Academies
WESTMARC is partnering with the Agua Fria Union High School District to roll out the Southwest Valley Academies in their five schools this coming fall.
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.
Hampton City Schools: A Model of Innovation and Collaboration for Student Success
The heart of Hampton City Schools lies in this mission, providing opportunities that support student success for all. Driven by core values such as integrity, responsibility, innovation, excellence, and professionalism, the school division collaborates with the community to make its vision a reality.
A press release issued for the event stated, “The 865 Academies initiative has established two or three career-themed academies within each high school designed to prepare KCS graduates to enroll in college or trade school, enlist in service to their country, or find high-wage employment.”
Knox County Schools is proud to announce that every traditional high school in the district has launched The 865 Academies, a transformative initiative aimed at enhancing the high school experience for all students.
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The Hamilton County Reporter
From the desk of Hamilton Heights Superintendent Dr. Derek Arrowood
The Ford Next Generation Learning (NGL) Portrait of a Graduate effort is another example of this approach. Heights is in the midst of a comprehensive, district-wide strategic planning process to define the characteristics, attributes, and skills we want our students to possess by the time they graduate from Hamilton Heights High School.
New options available to Knox County students as 865 Academies expands
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Knox County School is expanding the 865 Academies initiative to six additional high schools. The initiative began in Fall 2022 at eight schools in the county as a way to help students prepare for life after graduation.
KCS implementing '865 Academies' in six more high schools across Knox Co.
The 865 Academies program is woven into the traditional high school model, connecting students from as early as 9th grade with professionals in their chosen careers.
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