Creating Successful Career Pathways: The Role of Education and Industry Partnerships

Creating Successful Career Pathways:
The Role of Education and Industry Partnerships

Moderator
Phillip Lovell, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy for Comprehensive High School Reform, Alliance for Excellent Education

Panelists
Colleen Devery, Assistant Vice President of Strategic Planning and Programs, National Academy Foundation
Paul Hirsch, Principal, STEM Academy at Helen Bernstein High School (Los Angeles, CA)
Gary Hoachlander, President, ConnectED
John Snavely, Superintendent, Porterville Unified School District (CA)

On May 14, 2015, the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, in conjunction with the Alliance for Excellent Education, held a briefing on effective partnerships between business and industry and education that are transforming the high school experience for students and preparing them fully for college and a career. During the briefing, panelists discussed:

• the economic need for next-generation high schools and the role of business and industry in supporting college- and career-ready pathways for high school students;
• California’s Linked Learning approach to reinventing CTE;
• the role of career pathways in supporting successful student transitions to postsecondary education;
• how career pathways can be effectively implemented in a rural setting within and across school districts;
• the National Academy Foundation’s approach to college- and career-ready pathways; and
• opportunities at the federal level to support next-generation high schools.