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Griffin, Sarah; Klempin, Serena; Jenkins, Davis – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2021
Community colleges are beginning to build on guided pathways reforms in partnership with employers, universities, and K-12 schools to create cross-sector pathways to college and career opportunities for students--particularly those students traditionally underserved by higher education. The aim is to improve economic mobility for community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Partnerships in Education, Educational Change, College School Cooperation
Hoooker, Sarah; Acevedo, Erica; Dow, Molly – Jobs for the Future, 2021
For over a year, stories of economic devastation, food and housing insecurity, and the challenges of remote learning have dominated headlines as the COVID-19 pandemic ushered in dramatic changes for education, businesses, and communities. In the Columbus, Ohio region, the pandemic widened existing inequalities, as it did across the rest of the…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, COVID-19, Pandemics
Frase, Katharine G., Ed.; Latanision, Ronald M., Ed.; Pearson, Greg, Ed. – National Academies Press, 2017
The vitality of the innovation economy in the United States depends on the availability of a highly educated technical workforce. A key component of this workforce consists of engineers, engineering technicians, and engineering technologists. However, unlike the much better-known field of engineering, engineering technology (ET) is unfamiliar to…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Innovation, Technology Education, Employment Opportunities