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Vankudre, Rucha; O'Kane, Layla – Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), 2020
COVID-19 has disrupted students, educators and policymakers across the nation. Between March and May of 2020, over 20 million Americans lost their jobs and the unemployment rate shot up to 14.7%, the highest it has been since the Great Depression. More recently, the nation's gross domestic product shrank at an annual rate of 32.9%. As the economy…
Descriptors: Credentials, COVID-19, Pandemics, Vocational Education
LeFebvre, Mary – ACT, Inc., 2015
ACT has conducted over 20,000 job analyses for occupations across a diverse array of industries and occupations since 1993. This report highlights the levels of career readiness for various subgroups of ACT Work Keys® examinees in the United States and provides career readiness benchmarks for selected ACT WorkKeys cognitive skills by career…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Benchmarking, Occupations, Career Education
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Hammond, James; Piggott, Andy – Education in Science, 2010
A special report has been published aimed at reducing the number of poorly designed and equipped prep rooms specified by architects who have little or no experience in what is a very specialised area. Produced by school science equipment manufacturer, Gratnells, this report is the first step of its new "Architect Connection" initiative, a…
Descriptors: Architecture, Manufacturing Industry, Science Equipment, Educational Facilities