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Insights on education, community service, and career readiness.

How Visibility Improves Work Based Learning

Background - Why Work Based Learning Programs are Critical Research shows that work based learning programs are critical and this article will discuss how visibility improves work based learning. When students go off to college, they are 80% more likely to graduate if...
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Why Work Based Learning Software is Critical

Work based learning software is critical for multiple reasons. In this brief article and short video with national Redefining Ready leader David Schuler, Phd and work based learning expert Lazaro Lopez, PhD we will discuss: Why work based learning is critical Our...
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Learning Beyond the Schoolhouse Doors

A high school graduate named Jimmy shared with me all the barriers he encountered while participating in community service. He relied on pen and paper to track his service hours. His school often played phone tag with the service agency to verify he had volunteered....
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Expanding and Engaging Community Partners

The McKinsey Global Institute has highlighted the traits of higher cognitive (critical thinking and complex information processing), social emotional (advanced communication and negotiation), and technological (data analysis and research) as the three key skill sets...
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