Schools are increasingly harnessing work-based learning experience s to make academic learning relevant and motivate students, whether they are planning to go to college or straight into the workforce ...

Work-based learning experiences can be a powerful way to help students envision themselves as professionals and make connections between what they are learning in school and the skills they will need ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the intersection of science, workforce, and industrial policy Edward (EJ) Ishman, an instructor at Central New Mexico ...

Graduation season has come and gone, and once the caps and gowns are packed away, many new graduates begin asking the same ...

PowerSchool, a leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, today announced that PowerSchool CCLR (Naviance) has been recognized with a Tech & Learning Best of Show Award at ISTELive ...

Employers value relevant internship experience above most other attributes in two otherwise equally qualified job candidates. Students themselves want work-based learning opportunities. But not all ...

Skills are having their time in the spotlight as more business leaders grapple with how to get the right skills into the places their organization needs them most. But the $8.5 trillion skills ...

As work-based learning models grow in popularity, a new report from the Center for American Progress (CAP) highlights key themes in recently-passed state legislation that will support efforts to ...

When Jesus Fabian and Alexis Serrano Embriz entered high school, the future felt wide open — and uncertain. Neither student was convinced college was for them. Both liked the idea of pursuing a trade: ...

To help students see the value of what they’re learning, show them how the curriculum connects to the real world.