Employer Involvement

06/22/10

 

Preparing College- and Career-Ready Students: Elements of Successful Programs: This webinar examined the elements of program models that have demonstrated effectiveness in preparing students for postsecondary access and success, based on the results of rigorous evaluations. This event was a follow up of the Success at Every Step forum from February 5, 2010. Presenters included Sarah hooker, Program Associate, American Youth Policy Forum (DC); James connell, President, Institute for Research and Reform in Education, (NJ); Ryan Reyna, Policy Analyst, Education Division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors’ Association (DC); and Joel Vargas, Senior Project Manager, Jobs for the Future (MA). (Webinar). This event was recorded and is now available on the webinar page.

02/05/10

Success at Every Step of College and Career Preparation The American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) has recently released a new publication, Success at Every Step: How 23 Programs Support Youth on the Path to College and Beyond, which profiles programs that have been proven to help young people complete high school and be prepared for success in postsecondary education and careers, based on the results of recent, high-quality evaluations. This half-day event provided an overview of the findings of the report, showcased a variety of programs that support college- and career-readiness, explored implications for federal and state policy, and included a networking lunch. Speakers included Greg Darnieder, Special Assistant to the Secretary on College Access, U.S. Department of Education (DC); RYAN REYNA, Policy, Analyst, Education Division, Center for Best Practices, National Governors’ Association (DC); Katharine Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent for Career and Technical Education and Adult Learning, Maryland State Department of Education (MD); michael wotorson, Executive Director, Campaign for High School Equity (DC); James Connell, President, Institute for Research and Reform in Education (NJ); Rachel Singer, Director of Academic Affairs, Kingsborough Community College (NY); Joel Vargas, Senior Project Manager, Jobs for the Future (MA); and david sinski, Executive Director, After School Matters (IL).(Forum BRIEF)

09/21/07

Exemplary CTE Districts and Programs with Gary Hoachlander, Executive Director, ConnectEd: The California Center for College and Career, Michael Hanlon, Founder, Health Careers Academy at Palmdale High School, California, Michael Owens, Associate Secretary, Adult Education and Workforce Development, Delaware Department of Education, Patrick Savini, Superintendent, Sussex Technical School District, Delaware (Forum Brief)

07/20/07

The Role of Career and Technical Education in High School Reform: Linking Secondary and Postsecondary Education through CTE with Dr. Laurel Adler, Superintendent, East San Gabriel Regional Occupational Program, West Codiva, CA and Mark Whitlock, CEO, Central Education Center, Coweta County, GA (Forum Brief and webcast)

06/22/07

The Role of Career and Technical Education in High School Reform: State Efforts to Integrate CTE with Rigorous Standards with Patrick Ainsworth, Assistant Superintendent for Secondary, Postsecondary & Adult Education, California Department of Education, Kathy Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent, Maryland Department of Education, and Alex Harris, Senior Policy Analyst, National Governors Association (Forum Brief and webcast)

05/10/07

The Role of Career and Technical Education in High School Reform: Career and Technical Education Responding to Industry Needs with Phyllis Eisen, Vice President, The Manufacturing Institute and Executive Director, The Center for Workforce Success, Duane Crum, California State Director, Project Lead the Way (Forum Brief and webcast)

01/26/07

Results from A National Study of Mathematics in Career and Technical Education with Jim Stone, Prinicpal Researcher, University of Minnesota, Joe Fullerton, Program Development Specialist, Lenape Technical School, Ford City, PA, and Jeff Linko, Teacher, Lenape Technical School, Ford City, PA. (Forum)

10/27/06

New Century High Schools Initiative with Bob Hughes, President, New Visions for Public Schools, Ronald Chaluisan, Vice President of Programs, New Visions for Public Schools, and Elizabeth Reisner, Principal, Policy Studies Associates (Forum brief)

09/29/06

Secondary-Postsecondary Learning Options: Best Practices in the Field with Ron Kindell, Director, Miami Valley Tech Prep Consortium, Chery Wagonlander, Principal, Mott Middle College High School, and Jennifer Brown Lerner, Program Associate, American Youth Policy Forum (FORUM Brief)

Forum: Employer-School Partnerships: The Role of Education in Workforce and Economic Development: with Mark Whitlock and Don Moore, Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board, Central Education Center in Coweta County, GA, Jeff Dole, Administrator, Lansing Area Manufacturing Program, Lansing, MI, and Connie Thompson, UAW-GM Human Resources Center. (Forum Brief)

2/12/1999

Employers Talk About Building a School to Work System: Voices from the Field, with Joan Wills, Director, Center for Workforce Development, Institute for Educational Leadership. (Forum Brief)

11/6/1998

Making Academics Count: Encouraging Employers to Request School Records of Prospective Employees, with Elizabeth Pauly and Aime Rogstad Guidera, National Alliance of Business; Dana Egrescky, New Jersey Chamber of Commerce; Doug Hill, Delaware Business, Industry, Education Alliance; and Kathy Walsh, IBM. (Forum Brief)

6/19/1998

Implementing School-to-Work: Creating Multiple Pathways to College and Work for All Youth — Emerging Lessons from Pioneering Reforms and a Longitudinal Evaluation, with James Kemple, Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation. (Forum Brief)

10/17/1997

Restructuring and the American Labor Market: What are Firms Doing and What Does it Mean for American Youth? with Paul Osterman, Professor of Human Resources and Management, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. (Forum Brief)

4/21/1995

Forum: "The Forgotten Half" of Employment Training Policy: The Demand Side, with Carolyn Green, Baltimore Office of the Center for Employment Training, San Jose, California; Marjorie Turner, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Basil Whiting, Director of Work-Plus, Public/Private Ventures; Tom Smith, Public/Private Ventures. (Forum Brief)

03/24/10-
03/26/10

State Strategies to Ensure All Students Graduate This study mission, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will enable participants from Alabama, Delaware, Kansas, and South Carolina to learn from Massachusetts' comprehensive efforts to improve support systems for high school students at risk of dropping out.  Panel discussions, presentations, and site visits will showcase the state's use of early warning systems, alternative education, community partnerships, and longitudinal data systems in their prevention and recovery strategies.  In conjunction with this learning experience, participants will also attend a conference in April focused on policy implementation and technical assistance provided by America's Promise Alliance and the Everyone Graduates Center at Johns Hopkins University. (Field Trip)

11/12/08-
11/14/08

Infusing Career and Technical Education into High School Reform Sacramento, California,  The focus of this trip to Sacramento was to learn about California’s efforts at improving career and technical education, to witness the interaction between state initiatives and district implementation, and to examine the impact of the reform at the school level by visiting schools and hearing from principals, teachers and students.(Field Trip)

4/8/1999 -
4/9/1999

West Virginia — Jobs Through Education. An opportunity to meet with the Governor and State legislators, learn about the state's new Jobs Through Education legislation and to visit a "High School That Works" in Randolph County. (Trip Report)

3/18/1999 -
3/19/1999

Dearborn and Detroit, Michigan — Non-Traditional Partnerships for Workforce Development. (Trip Report)

7/21/1997

What Youth Do in the Summer: Workplace Experiences, Education and Leadership Development, with visits to the Alexandria, VA Summer Economics Institute and the Street Law summer camp in Washington, DC. (Trip Report)

3/19/1997 -
3/21/1997

School-to-Careers and Workforce Development in Austin, TX, with visits to the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, Advanced Micro Devices, American Institute for Learning, Bowie High School, and Austin Community College; and meetings with Mayor Bruce Todd and Superintendent James Fox. (Trip Report)

6/23/1996 -
6/25/1996

Field Trip: Workforce Development System Building and Welfare Reform, Madison, Waukesha and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Trip Report)

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