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Yesterday in the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee the ESA REauthorization was discussed. Chairman Tom Harkin stressed the need for high standards. Dr. Cynthia Schmeiser of ACT reported to the committee that college readiness and career readiness are the same. The definition that the National Assocation of State Directors of Career and Technical Education have a slightly...
READ · Apr 29
Career and technical education has often been considered "less academic" than other classes. But learning how to apply core skills in English and math is important, as is learning employability and technical skills, according to the Association for Career and Technical Education's (ACTE) definition of career ready students. Educators and industry partners can help students learn these skills through...
READ · Apr 21
The Wall Street Journal (4/16, Tuna, Vascellaro, Tam) reports that based on recent profit increases for companies such as Google and Intel, the tech industry is said to be recovering more quickly from the recession. As a result, companies, including smaller Silicon Valley companies such as Twitter and LinkedIn, are hiring more, in what the Journal calls a...
READ · Apr 16
As educational groups gather across the country, session after session is focused on educational reform. The driving force behind the movement for educational reform is the fact that the United States is falling behind in preparing the workforce of the future with what is being called 21st century skills. The Partnership For 21st Century Skills, a Tucson based organization[i]...
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