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 ...

At the Durango Chamber of Commerce, we champion work-based learning as a bridge between education and local business needs. Through partnerships with the Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover workforce, science and industrial policy, and labor topics. Edward (EJ) Ishman, an instructor at Central New Mexico ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A free webinar series is helping educators and employers interested in work-based learning opportunities. Work-based learning is learning not done inside a classroom, but ...

GREENFIELD — From job shadowing, to speaking to classes, to giving high school students a place to learn while working about industry, work-based learning and business partnerships are thriving at ...

The University of Delaware Botanic Gardens (UDBG) is preparing the next generation of horticulturists through a work-based learning program for high school seniors in Delaware’s Appoquinimink School ...

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 ...

Today’s college graduates are entering a job market more demanding and less forgiving than it has been in decades. For too long, students have been told that a college degree is their ticket to a good ...

When Jesus Fabian and Alexis Serrano Embriz entered high school, the future felt wide open — and uncertain. Neither student was convinced college was for them. Both liked the idea of pursuing a trade: ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) — Indiana high school students can now earn state-funded scholarships of up to $5,000 to seek work-based learning opportunities, according to Allen County lawmakers. Under the ...

With the disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, many community colleges are facing a time crunch packaging student financial aid. At the same time, community colleges ...