Dive Brief:
- California’s Central Region Agriculture Education Career Pathway Consortium and the Great Lakes College and Career Pathways Partnership are among those benefitting from millions of dollars in grant funding to build out career and technical education programs.
- Campus Technology reports the Joyce Foundation has pledged $4.4 million over two years to the Great Lakes partnership and pathways programs in Berkeley, Boston and Chicago that are developing structured programs that give students work training and technical skills within the high school or postsecondary environment.
- The California Career Pathways Trust awarded $15 million to the agriculture education consortium to improve and expand career and technical education offerings in agricultural science at three dozen high schools and three community colleges.
Dive Insight:
High schools and colleges are developing career and technical education pathways to help students structure their learning toward a specific goal. The pathways identify all of the courses necessary to get a certificate or degree and prepare for a career after school. They have been held up as tools for improving retention and graduation outcomes for students. At the high school level, they offer vocational training for students who may not see the value in traditional education. In community colleges, they ensure students do not waste time taking classes that do not serve their end goals.