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Parton, Brent; Prebil, Michael – New America, 2020
In 2018, California Governor Gavin Newsom set an ambitious goal of reaching 500,000 active apprentices by 2029. He did so because apprenticeship is a proven model and clear strategy for connecting Californians to good jobs. It has a strong track record for workers and employers in the skilled trades and in firefighting, but apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Job Skills, Labor Force Development, Nontraditional Education
Meyer, Lori – Committee for Economic Development, 2014
For the first time in the nation's history, a majority of students in the United States are learning based on a common set of standards for mathematics and English language arts (ELA) that will prepare them for the demands of the 21st century. The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) provide a clear, consistent framework for what students should…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Common Core State Standards, Elementary Secondary Education, Alignment (Education)
Gent, Pamela J. – Brookes Publishing Company, 2009
Classrooms across the country are discovering the power of service-learning--the ideal way to help students develop social and academic skills while giving back to their community. Now for the first time, there's a practical how-to guide on using serving-learning to promote inclusion and differentiate instruction for students with and without…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Individualized Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Inclusive Schools