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With better policies – and a little help – career-relevant education can move from the exception to the rule in schools

With better policies – and a little help – career-relevant education can move from the exception to the rule in schools

by Lisa | Nov 16, 2022 | Learning Agenda

This blog orginally appeared on the Center on Reinventing Public Education website. If there ever was a time for our schools to embrace career-relevant learning, it is now.  With the future of the U.S. economy increasingly unclear, the idea of college as the ticket to...
Bret McClendon, Principal, Elizabeth High School

Bret McClendon, Principal, Elizabeth High School

by Lisa | Mar 14, 2020 | Elizabeth, Superintendent

Residents of Elizabeth, a small town that sits between Denver and Colorado Springs, enjoy easy access to two of Colorado’s major metropolitan areas and a quiet, rural lifestyle. It’s a winning combination for the people who live here, though changes are on the...
Karen Quanbeck, Superintendent, Clear Creek School District

Karen Quanbeck, Superintendent, Clear Creek School District

by Lisa | Mar 14, 2020 | Clear Creek, Superintendent

Every day, thousands of people drive west on I-70 through Clear Creek County. The most memorable parts of the drive likely include Floyd Hill’s steep, windy path, lofty mountain peaks and the eye-catching archway for the Central City Parkway in Idaho Springs. But, off...

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