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"increasingly, some educators are calling for more attention to the career part of the equation - and questioning whether a traditional four-year college degree is necessarily the best path for everyone. A new report released by Harvard Wednesday states in some of the strongest terms yet that such a "college for all" emphasis may actually harm many American students - keeping them from having a smooth transition from adolescence to adulthood and a viable career. "

"Blended high schools incorporate multiple modes of learning to prepare students for college and careers. Blended learning is a shift of instructional responsibility for at least a portion of the day to an online environment to boost learning, staffing, and or facilities productivity."

"A Career Cluster is a grouping of occupations and broad industries based on commonalities. The 16 Career Clusters organize academic and occupational knowledge and skills into a coherent course sequence and identify pathways from secondary schools to two- and four-year colleges, graduate schools, and the workplace. Students learn in school about what they can do in the future. This connection to future goals motivates students to work harder and enroll in more rigorous courses."

Experiential programs where we learn a huge amount about critical issues in a short period of time while having fun. Our programs are interactive simulations delivered by our staff at your school. We do assemblies and other on-site programs for colleges, high schools and organizations around the world. Typically, these cost around $1,000 to $1,500 plus expenses.

KSCareers.org is a directory of online classes offered by Tech Colleges, Community Colleges, and Universities in Kansas. Courses are organized by Career Clusters and Pathways. KSCareers is an ESSDACK initiative, working in conjunction with the other Kansas Educational service agencies, and with the Coalition for Career and Technical Courses.

Created in 1996 by the nation's governors and corporate leaders, Achieve is an independent, bipartisan, non-profit education reform organization based in Washington, D.C. that helps states raise academic standards and graduation requirements, improve assessments and strengthen accountability. More... To make college and career readiness a priority in the states, Achieve launched the American Diploma Project Network.