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(picture from article of Business Academy Video Production teacher Daren Sparks)
“Beginning in 2016, ConnectED (with Jobs for the Future and Education Systems Center) supported high schools in four regions in the upper Midwest through the Joyce Foundation sponsored Great Lakes College and Careers Pathways Partnership (GLCCPP). Case studies show the increased representation of students of color and those with special needs in college and career pathways; more students earning college credit, and more students on track for graduation.”
Read Getting Smart’s article about ConnectED’s work with two long-term partners: https://www.gettingsmart.com/2019/10/connected-links-learning-to-career-pathways/
ConnectED Links Learning to Career Pathways
Read Getting Smart’s article about ConnectED’s work with two long-term partners
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