One of the most critical labor shortages facing the U.S. involves the number of young adults entering careers in what's now commonly referred to as STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Equally troubling is that the participation of blacks and Hispanics in STEM careers continues to lag that of whites and Asians. High school is…

The career exploratory program includes six career clusters that provide strong academic background as well as practical experience. The six career areas are business administration and management, communication arts, engineering and mathematics, medicine and health, performing arts, and social sciences. (Author/IRT)

A group consisting of department coordinators, the director of the library media center, the chairperson of the guidance department, a building administrator, and members of the teaching staff work with a carefully selected group of career-oriented seniors on an independent study program. (Author/IRT)

An expanded guidance laboratory at Texas A & M University has permitted 20 gifted students to get to know themselves and to identify promising career fields. (Author/IRT)

Describes an innovative career counseling program that uses parents who are active in a profession as the source of information about that profession. (IRT)