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Bozick, Robert; Gonzalez, Gabriella C.; Lanna, Serafina; Mean, Monica – RAND Corporation, 2019
As the New York City economy becomes increasingly reliant on workers who have some postsecondary education or training in a specialized field, there is a growing need for local policymakers and educators to identify the most efficient ways to prepare high school students to take on these "middle-skill jobs." These needs are particularly…
Descriptors: High School Students, Career Awareness, Experiential Learning, Job Skills
Achieve, Inc., 2015
The second phase of a new national survey conducted among college instructors and employers shows that 78% of college faculty and 62% of employers believe that public high schools are not doing enough to prepare students for the expectations they will face in college and the working world. Only roughly one in four recent high school grads report…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Public Schools, College Readiness, Career Readiness