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Service-Learning Can Be the Bridge to Social Emotional Learning. Educators Should Embrace It.

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Armed with full knowledge of the issue, they dove into the research, recorded public service announcements and canvassed their community for advocates. Sheliya then brokered an agreement between local government officials and Airbnb to publish more data on the effectiveness of these types of programs in the city.

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Dear Liberal Arts Major: STEM Companies Need Your Skills to Grow

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Jennifer Wolochow majored in philosophy and religion at Stanford, hoping to become a high school teacher. “I I attended art school for graphic design, discovered web design, and never looked back,” he said. A sociology degree from Harvard led to a number of local government and nonprofit jobs in New York after graduation.

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The 5 best ways to celebrate CTE Month 2024

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Increase Involvement in Career and Technical Student Organizations A career and technical student organization (CTSO) is an extracurricular group for students in CTE pathways to further their knowledge and skills by participating in activities, events, and competitions.

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This Workforce Partnership Trains Tech Talent. Can It Boost Civic Engagement Too?

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This summer, the space is also hosting more than 40 high school students from across the San Francisco Bay Area. They are part of a summer program organized by PilotCity , a San Leandro-based startup that connects local high school students with regional employers for work-based projects and internships.

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Empowering Students Through Durable Skills: Insights from Partnering and Learning with America Succeeds

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Deeper student engagement is achieved when schools use innovative practices to align learning with students’ interests and aspirations ( Halverson & Graham, 2019 ). Stronger real-world connections are built through hands-on experiences such as project-based learning and internships ( Zhang & Ma, 2023 ).

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Students Call for Hands-On Civic Education to Prepare Them for Democracy

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Khoa Ta, then a sophomore at Owensboro High School from Daviess County in Western Kentucky, was elected as a student board member for the local board of education last May. One idea that’s taken root is forcing students to take a civics test as a requirement for high school graduation. The victory was bittersweet.

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An Education ‘Intrapreneur’ on the Difficulties Innovating in a Conservative Industry

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In industry, you saw big titans falling to smart, high-potential young people with ideas. The bane of my existence in high school was being told, "You have so much potential. It became clear to me that those in public sector, in state and local government, in higher ed, and in K-12 had potentially a very different role.

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