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Kevin Fleming Keynote Video – 2017 Pathways to Student Success Summit
/in News /by Tracey BryanIf you weren’t able to join us for the 2017 Pathways to Student Success Summit, you missed one of the most important, mind-shifting presentations about how to best connect education and career preparedness. Kevin Fleming, author of the viral video sensation, Success in the New Economy, presented a powerful case for rethinking how we point […]
Shining the Spotlight on CTE to Close Employability Gaps for Youth
/in Blog /by Tracey BryanThe ever-widening disconnect between education and career readiness for young people is finally beginning to close thanks to a resurgence in Career and Technical Education (CTE). CTE aligns high school and college education to the demands of the labor market and provides students the technical, academic and workplace knowledge and skills they need for long-term […]
2017 Pathways to Student Success Summit
/in News /by Tracey BryanThe power of Career and Technical Education (CTE) took center stage at the 2017 Pathways to Student Success Summit on April 28 and 29. Students, educators, counselors, business and non-profit community members, and workforce development representatives had the opportunity to connect the latest innovations nationally to opportunities and initiatives taking place locally, that together could […]
The Bridge nets $140,000 to Improve Las Cruces Workforce
/in News /by Tracey BryanLas Cruces Sun News: 4/17/17 The important work to align workforce development with economic development, and funded with the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is featured in this story by Jason Gibbs.
Why Dual Credit Matters
/in Blog /by Tracey BryanWant to help young people finish high school? Enroll in college and accumulate credit hours quicker? Finish high school with a certification that helps them start their careers at higher than minimum wage? Earn college degrees faster and with less debt? Then you should be a HUGE fan of dual credit courses! And those who […]