From 1910 to 1940, a grassroots effort in America called the high school movement led to a "spectacular educational transformation" in this country. Enrollment of 18-year-olds grew from 19 percent to 71 percent, and graduation rates rose from 9 percent to more than 50 percent--lifting the US to the forefront of educational attainment in the world. Even still, consumer data today from Gallup and Strada Education Network show that students are disappointed that their educational experiences are not preparing them for good jobs, and employers complain they are unable to fill the jobs they have. Conservatives should support expanding school and community career pathways partnership models to allow students to build the kind of bridging social capital necessary to unlock social mobility and become productive workers while in school. The Pathways to Prosperity Network, an alliance of more than 60 regional pathway programs across the country, has identified four aspects of career-focused pathway programs, that are presented in this report, that should guide the expansion of these programs: (1) Sequenced Academic Curriculum; (2) Introducing Students to Work and Careers No Later Than Middle School; (3) The Indispensable Role of Employers, Industry Associations, and Other Mediating Institutions; and (4) Policy Leaders' Key Role in These Programs. Career pathways partnership models can be structured in many ways in the framework. Five are presented in this report: (1) District, Charter, and University Partnerships; (2) Catholic Schools and Corporate Partnerships; (3) Public-Private Partnerships; (4) Citywide Partnerships; and (5) Private Enterprise.