September

Hot Topics

• Ninth-Grade Attendance Rates Predict High School Graduation
• Education and Career Connection - September
• New College Navigator Now Online!
• Mississippi Career Resource Network Resources
• Postsecondary Education and State Economic Development
• Resources for Evaluating Your Career Program

Note: Some of the archived Hot Topic links may no longer work, as most go to outside websites over which we have no control.

August

Hot Topics

• Robots Interest Students in Science and Engineering
• Engage Students with Meaningful Projects
• Coaching Your Student to Success
• 12th Graders Show Better Grasp of Market Forces Than Expected on U.S. Economics Test
• Summer Reading Programs Gain Momentum for Students Entering College

Note: Some of the archived Hot Topic links may no longer work, as most go to outside websites over which we have no control.

July

Hot Topics

• Teens Have Tough Time Finding Summer Work
• States graded on special-ed compliance
• Access to Opportunity
• CVS Introduces Pathways to Pharmacy Program
• ACT National Curriculum Survey and Policy Report (ACT, 2007)
• Using Positive Student Engagement to Increase Student Achievement (Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2007)
• Multiple Perspectives on Multiple Pathways: Preparing California's Youth for College, Career, and Civic Responsibility (UCLA/IDEA, 2007)
• July Education and Career Connection

Note: Some of the archived Hot Topic links may no longer work, as most go to outside websites over which we have no control.

June

Resources

• FAFSA4caster
• Can California Import Enough College Graduates to Meet Workforce Needs?
• Learning and Earning
• Access to Opportunity
• Family Involvement in Middle and High School Students' Education
• ACT National Curriculum Survey and Policy Report (ACT, 2007)
• Using Positive Student Engagement to Increase Student Achievement (Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2007)
• Multiple Perspectives on Multiple Pathways: Preparing California's Youth for College, Career, and Civic Responsibility (UCLA/IDEA, 2007)

Hot Topics

• Community College Excellence Awards
• Teens Have Tough Time Finding Summer Work
• FAFSA4caster Helps Students Plan Financial Aid
• Education and Career Connections-June
• Apply Now for The Big Read
• Elite Colleges Open New Door to Low-Income Youths
• Career Pathways in Ohio
• Job Prospects Good for College Grads

Note: Some of the archived Hot Topic links may no longer work, as most go to outside websites over which we have no control.

May

Hot Topics

• Education and Career Connections – May

• How Much is a College Degree Worth?
• More Parental Power in Revised NCLB Urged

Note: Some of the archived Hot Topic links may no longer work, as most go to outside websites over which we have no control.

April

Hot Topics

• SC Pathways to Success
• Education - Career Connection: April
• Postsecondary Career Development Webcast
• Career Intervention in the NCDG Domains
  
  

Note: some of the archived Hot Topic links may no longer work, as Most go to outside websites over which we have no control.

March

Resources

• Reshaping the American Workforce in a Changing Economy
• Connecting Families and Schools

Hot Topics

• Career Classes Make a Comeback

• Majors Aren't Just for College
• NCES Expands Career/Technical Statistics
• No Parent Left Behind
• Academy Builds the Future
• NY JobZone Helps Adults Manage Careers

Note: some of the archived Hot Topic links may no longer work, as most go to outside websites over which we have no control.

February

Resources

• Toolkit on Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities-Parent Resources

Hot Topics

• Coming U.S. Challenge: Less Literate Workforce

• MA Vocational Schools Steering Students to College
• New Program Focuses on Latino Male Education

Note: Some of the archived Hot Topic links may no longer work, as most go to outside websites over which we have no control.

January

Resources

• Know How to Go
• From Cradle to Career: Connecting American Education from Birth to Adulthood

Hot Topics

• Know How to Go

• Business Leaders Launch NCLB Initiative

• Community Colleges Aim for More Respect

• CTE As Answer to Dropout Crisis

• Massachusetts Urges College for All
• AACU Thinks College Grads Should Have Broader Skills

• Ohio Strengthens Curriculum

• Reality Check
• Arizona High School to Focus on Health Careers

• Career Academies and SLC in Miami-Dade

• Contact NTSC for Information on National Meeting
• Quality Counts 2007
• Business-School Cooperation in Southern Indiana