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In this week's edition: As backlash to "college for all" grows, a new "CTE for all" model blossoms ([link removed]) . How two Supreme Court cases could create a seismic shift in public education ([link removed]) . The Education Department's online public library will run out of money this week ([link removed]) .
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** Schools push career ed classes ‘for all,’ even kids heading to college
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The Academies of Louisville is one of roughly 30 such programs that are working to provide CTE for all students, regardless of whether they plan to go to college or directly into the workforce, according to Jessica Delgado, marketing and communications director of Ford Next Generation Learning, which supports school districts in adopting the approach. This “CTE for all” model has grown in popularity as support for the idea of “college for all” has eroded amid high tuition costs and low completion rates. The “CTE for all” model has support from employers interested in meeting local and regional workforce needs. And some experts argue that combining workforce and academic learning makes students more engaged and helps them build professional networks.
“A lack of access to work-based learning can actually limit the career prospects and economic mobility of youth and adults,” said Kyle Hartung, associate vice president for education at the nonprofit Jobs for the Future. He noted that there’s some evidence for the effectiveness of individual “CTE for all” programs and models, although data on the impact of the approach as a whole remains scant.
Meanwhile, the career academies model requires a significant overhaul of the traditional high school model, and without buy-in from teachers, families and local and regional business leaders, it’s unlikely to work. In late November, Anchorage School District in Alaska postponed fully adopting the model after parents and school board members raised concerns about shorter class periods and the possibility that some core subjects would be replaced by career-themed courses.
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The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program ([link removed]) supports original research into the causes and consequences of political polarization in the U.S. This year’s fellows are examining how we got here — and how we might rebuild civic trust and social cohesion.
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** Supreme Court cases could pave way for larger role for religion in public schools
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The cases — over a district’s opt-out policy and a religious charter school — could affect schools nationwide.
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** A treasure trove of education reports and studies is under threat
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Funding for the Education Department’s online library, ERIC, is slated to end this week.
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The first two episodes of season 4 of College Uncovered, a podcast from The Hechinger Report and GBH News, are out now.
College Uncovered: The Demographic Cliff ([link removed])
The surprising benefits of falling college enrollment for students and their parents
College Uncovered: Tag, You’re In! ([link removed])
Is direct admission the solution colleges and students need, or a Band-Aid on a bigger enrollment crisis?
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COLUMN: Trump is bullying, blackmailing and threatening colleges, and they are just beginning to fight back ([link removed])
After Harvard rejected the president’s demands, more university leaders have started to speak out — but many say a bigger response is needed
Tracking Trump: His actions to dismantle the Education Department, and more ([link removed])
Read the latest updates about Trump's actions on education
Whole, skim or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches ([link removed])
Offering kids nondairy milk could be a climate solution. No one’s talking about it that day
COLUMN: Teachers, states stepping up to keep climate change education alive as federal government defunds it ([link removed])
U.S. educators look to lessons from Soviet Union era to deal with erasure of climate teaching guidance
States try to tackle child care shortages — by lowering standards ([link removed])
Bills proposed in a handful of states would lower training requirements, loosen ratios
OPINION: America’s promise of free education should include all children, regardless of immigration status ([link removed])
Principals and teachers are on the front lines in the battle to protect students
OPINION: For our republic to survive, education leaders must remain firm in the face of authoritarianism ([link removed])
We face direct threats to the values around access, opportunity and truth our schools are meant to uphold
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