Not exact matches
Higher test scores in high school do not necessarily translate
into greater
postsecondary attainment and increased earnings in adulthood, yet our
study demonstrates that, for many students, accountability pressure does seem to positively influence these long - range outcomes.
All were geared toward a system in which «elementary students were provided with career awareness integrated
into the regular curriculum; middle - school students explored technology anchored in career applications; and high - school students were provided with early career counseling and assessment, and with structured programs of
study, including appropriate work experience and seamless
postsecondary articulation.»
The 2012 National
Postsecondary Student Aid
Study, conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, found that after taking all grants and scholarships
into account, attending one year of community college runs dependent students from low - income families more than $ 8,000 in tuition, fees, and living costs (see the green «Net price of attendance» bars in Figure 2).
The programs, while boosting local efforts on career - readiness and teacher leadership, will help rising educators become empowered, informed consumers as they plan their trajectories to
postsecondary studies and
into the workforce.
To truly prepare students, school structures, culture and instruction must shift to prepare students for
postsecondary studies aligned to their career interests, and this can be done without risk of recreating a system of tracking students
into prescribed pathways.
The program of
study illustrates the sequence of academic and career and technical education coursework that is necessary for the student to successfully transition
into postsecondary educational opportunities and employment in their chosen career path.