Schools are increasingly harnessing work-based learning experience s to make academic learning relevant and motivate students, whether they are planning to go to college or straight into the workforce ...

Bethel’s Teacher Coordinator of Work-Based Learning License program helps educators plan experiences that give their students the chance to learn in work settings outside of the classroom. Develop an ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jean Eddy is the Executive Chair of American Student Assistance. Although each state has unique educational, political, and ...

Will the job seekers of tomorrow think of their careers as role-based or project-based? The answer might not be clear-cut, but it’s worth examining the difference. No two careers are identical. When ...

Where we started Twenty-five years ago, GPS Education Partners (GPS Ed) was founded on a simple but powerful idea: education and industry working together to create meaningful career pathways for ...

Policymakers must work alongside educators and industry leaders to develop high-quality, equitable work-based learning models that bring these opportunities to more students. These are all examples of ...

A high school student at her internship at a Massachusetts theater. Young people whose education included a work-based learning experience see a connection between their work in the classroom and ...

The need to develop a workforce with skills for the global market is very real and critical to industry success. Business partnerships are increasingly seen as having the potential for reducing the ...

Washington, D.C. — A new report from the Center for American Progress identifies key themes in recently passed state legislation that expands or improves upon work-based learning models for K-12 ...

Businesses can build bridges between education and industry by offering work-based learning programs, while boosting their talent development strategies as well, according to a report by American ...

“I can’t find people with the right skills to do the jobs I have available.” Among its members, the following organizations offer opportunities for employers to connect directly with work-learning ...

Through a partnership with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), 20 educators with special education licenses will be able to apply for DEED to pay their tuition for ...