Earning While Learning: How High Schools Are Preparing Students for the Future Workforce
Watch a discussion about the future of high school and offering wider access to youth apprenticeships and training.
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Updated May 8
Apprenticeships are booming as high schools and private industry recognize the need for training students for roles in the workforce of the future and for offering career pathways that don’t necessarily rely on a bachelor’s degree.
社区黑料 recently partnered with the Progressive Policy Institute on a new installment of the “New Skills for a New Economy” webinar series, which focused on solutions needed to ensure the U.S. education and workforce systems adapt to meet current workforce needs.
In the replay below, you鈥檒l hear from experts, you鈥檒l hear from experts Vanessa Bennett of Jobs for the Future; Lateefah Durant of CityWorks D.C.; Jess Kostelnik, senior policy adviser to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis; and Seth Lentz, executive director of the Workforce Development Board of South Central Wisconsin. Watch the full conversation:
Some of our recent coverage of trends in career preparation:
- Indianapolis High School Carves Time Away from Class for Internships for All
- Why Wait to Graduate? Georgia Apprentices Start Training as Sophomores
- How Rhode Island Is Tapping Career & Technical Ed to Help Every Student Succeed
- LISTEN 鈥� Beyond 鈥楥ollege or Bust鈥�: Apprenticeship as a Path to Opportunity
- Who You Know: Social Capital is Key for First-Gen Students鈥� Career Success
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