Resources
Unlocking Potential: A State Policy Roadmap for Equity and Quality in College in High School Programs for Students With Disabilities
This resource from the College in High School Alliance builds upon its state policy roadmap to illustrate how state leaders can expand access to college in high school programs for learners with disabilities. The report is organized around six key policy area: Equity goal and public reporting; program integrity and credit transfers; finance; course access and availability; instructor capacity; and navigational supports.
Intentional Acts of Dual Enrollment: State Strategies for Scaling Early Postsecondary Opportunities in Career Pathways
When states build more cohesive systems where early postsecondary opportunities (EPSOs) such as dual enrollment are fully counted, valued and portable, learners have more equitable paths to college and career success. This brief provides four key strategies to achieve this goal and highlights effective programs in Ohio, Tennessee and Utah
Key Acceleration Considerations: Policy
This one page document outlines how accelerated pathways to credential models create additional challenges beyond those present with dual credit and may require revisions to state accountability and graduation requirements policies, postsecondary credit transfer and articulation policies, and course mapping and career pathways.
Key Acceleration Considerations: Data
The one page document outlines the core elements of a data driven process and the key indicators to prioritize and collect.
Lessons Learned from Communities Accelerating Pathways to Credentials
This report details the lessons from the Accelerate ED regional accelerator — as well as other leading states and communities — on strategies for successfully scaling accelerated pathway programs. This includes developing equity-driven programs with intentionally sequenced coursework, work-based learning opportunities, and targeted advising and student supports; identifying a set of key enabling conditions around policy, funding, and data that are necessary for scaling these programs; and building the capacity of intermediary organizations and partner organizations to foster alignment across systems.
Strengthening Career Pathways Through the Power of State and Local Partnerships
This resource from Advance CTE, in partnership with Education Strategy Group through JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s New Skills ready network, is the third in a series of policy briefs centered on strengthening career pathways. It offers promising practices for leveraging the strengths of both state and local leaders and maximizing the capacity of state resources to cultivate sustainable, scalable partnerships and advance high-quality career pathways. This brief provides five components to achieve this goal and highlights promising practices and programs in Colorado, Hawaii, Nebraska and Tennessee.
Building Cross-Sector Partnerships to Support Career and Technical Education Pathways
This CTE playbook examines the role and key elements of robust cross-sector partnerships and explores the ways policymakers can promote and support them to strengthen CTE program outcomes for students. Also featured are examples of state and regional partnerships—including insights from experienced leaders about the opportunities and challenges associated with this important work.
Intermediary Functions and Features in Pathways Systems
This resource clarifies the roles intermediaries play and college and career pathways systems. It can be useful for envisioning a brand-new organization or strengthening the intermediary functions of an existing organization.
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