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Blandford, Ayoka – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2012
Preparing students for college and careers is a task that has drastically changed over time. The days of post-secondary education or a degree guaranteeing employment are things of the past, especially during times of economic instability. Also gone are the days of someone who is "good with their hands" graduating from high school and…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, College Preparation, Career Development, High School Graduates
Abdul-alim, Jamaal – Education Week, 2011
The ACE Mentor Program provides early career exposure, mentoring, and scholarships to high school students in an attempt to encourage them to enter one of the three fields that make up the ACE acronym: (1) architecture; (2) construction; and (3) engineering. Founded in 1993 by longtime engineering consultant Charles Thornton, the program is…
Descriptors: Careers, Mentors, Architecture, Engineering
Kidwai, Sabrina – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2008
A delegation of visitors descended on McKinley Technical High School in Washington, D.C., on February 19 for Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month. ACTE staff, several congressional staffers, staff from SkillsUSA, FCCLA and the District of Columbia Department of Career and Technical Education visited the school--a public charter which offers…
Descriptors: High Schools, Vocational Education, Urban Schools, Charter Schools