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How districts can get serious about career-relevant learning, even in the midst of a pandemic

by Erin Kerr | Feb 15, 2022 | Learning Agenda

This piece is from the Center on Reinventing Public Education, HTI’s evaluation partner.The original blog can be found here.  Over the past fifty years, K–12 education in the U.S. has increasingly focused on one narrow goal: preparing students for college....
Three Ways to Build Stronger School-Community Partnerships

Three Ways to Build Stronger School-Community Partnerships

by Erin Kerr | Oct 19, 2021 | Learning Agenda

This blog is part three in a three-part series in collaboration with Giving Compass. With 77% of Colorado employers reporting that it was “very or somewhat difficult” to find qualified candidates for jobs — and 34% stating that schools have not properly prepared...

Small Changes With Big Impacts: Exploring Change Beyond State and Local Education Policies

by Erin Kerr | Sep 20, 2021 | Learning Agenda

This blog is part two in a three-part series in partnership with Giving Compass. The COVID-19 pandemic presented innumerable challenges to school districts across the country. Colorado district leaders, educators, and students managed school closures, hybrid learning,...

Promising Trends + Emerging Learnings in HTI Districts

by Erin Kerr | Sep 7, 2021 | Learning Agenda

Throughout the last two years, Homegrown Talent Initiative has been working with eight rural communities across Colorado to build work-based learning and career exploration opportunities to meet the needs of students, families, schools, business, and industry in these...
Rural Collaboration and Sustainable Change for Students and Communities

Rural Collaboration and Sustainable Change for Students and Communities

by Erin Kerr | Aug 24, 2021 | Learning Agenda

This blog is part one in a three-part series in collaboration with Giving Compass. School districts nationwide face the constant tension between innovative ideas to best serve students, and time and resources to bring these ideas to fruition. In rural areas, school...

Breakthrough Moves: HTI Districts Reflect on Progress

by Erin Kerr | Jul 28, 2021 | Learning Agenda

Throughout the last year, Homegrown Talent Initiative districts across Colorado have been reimagining what work-based learning and career exploration looks like for their students and their communities. These districts have made incredible progress despite the...
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  • Promising Trends + Emerging Learnings in HTI Districts
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