Promoting persistence: Can computer science career and technical education courses support educational advancement for students with learning disabilities?

JS Plasman, M Gottfried, J Freeman… - Policy Futures in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Information technology and computer science represent one area of science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) that have experienced significant growth in recent …

How Attaining Industry-Recognized Credentials in High School Shapes Education and Employment Outcomes.

M Giani - Thomas B. Fordham Institute, 2022 - ERIC
Conferred by businesses, industry groups, and state certifying entities, industry-recognized
credentials (IRCs) are intended to signal that students have mastered specific workplace …

Does High School STEMM Career Coursework Align With College Employment?

M Gottfried, JA Freeman, TK Odle… - Teachers College …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background/Context: Career and technical education (CTE) coursework in science,
technology, engineering, mathematics, and medical/health (STEMM) fields has been …

CTE Mechanisms: The Effects of Career and Technical Education Center Admissions Offers in Baltimore

J Plasman, ML Stein, RE Durham… - … and Policy Analysis, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
While there is a growing body of literature related to the benefits of participation in career
and technical education (CTE) in high school, there remains a dearth of causal work in this …

The value of informal learning within work‐based learning: The economic benefits of WBL

J Plasman, C Thompson - International Journal of Training and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recent updates to federal policy governing career and technical education (CTE) in the
United States have emphasised the need to include work‐based learning (WBL) …

Organizing and administering school-based agricultural education systems and the FFA

JK Solomonson, R Roberts - Preparing agriculture and agriscience …, 2022 - igi-global.com
This chapter investigates how school-based agricultural education systems and FFA
programs have been structured, organized, and administered in the United States …

Beyond academic preparation for college: The role of high schools in shaping postsecondary plans for underprepared students

CG Mokher, L Jacobson - Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Most college readiness reforms in high school focus on academic preparation for college,
while underprepared students who do not intend to enroll in college are often left …

School-level competition for US high school extracurricular resources

MD Lingo, BP An - Research papers in education, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In the United States, families know that extracurricular activities serve as a
qualitative distinction in postsecondary admissions and merit-based aid awards, leading to …

Career Technical Education among California High School Graduates.

A Boochever, S Reed, M Kurlaender - Policy Analysis for California Education …, 2023 - ERIC
Career Technical Education (CTE)--a structured series of courses that provides high school
students technical and vocational skills, paving the way to postsecondary education and …

Could minimum grading enhance high school graduation rates and cost-effectiveness across Arkansas?

SR Morris, AH Johnson - Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2024 - epaa.asu.edu
High school graduation is a pivotal milestone that can shape students' future, offering them
opportunities for higher education and gainful employment. Because research shows grade …