Schools are increasingly harnessing work-based learning experience s to make academic learning relevant and motivate students, whether they are planning to go to college or straight into the workforce ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover workforce, science and industrial policy, and labor topics. Edward (EJ) Ishman, an instructor at Central New Mexico ...

In the K-12 and postsecondary education landscape, learning methods continue to evolve to prepare students for success in the workforce. Amidst this progress, one approach that stands out for its ...

Work-based learning experiences can be a powerful way to help students envision themselves as professionals and make connections between what they are learning in school and the skills they will need ...

Where we started Twenty-five years ago, GPS Education Partners (GPS Ed) was founded on a simple but powerful idea: education and industry working together to create meaningful career pathways for ...

Skills are having their time in the spotlight as more business leaders grapple with how to get the right skills into the places their organization needs them most. But the $8.5 trillion skills ...

Washington, D.C. — A new report from the Center for American Progress identifies key themes in recently passed state legislation that expands or improves upon work-based learning models for K-12 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - A free webinar series is helping educators and employers interested in work-based learning opportunities. Work-based learning is learning not done inside a classroom, but ...

Policymakers must work alongside educators and industry leaders to develop high-quality, equitable work-based learning models that bring these opportunities to more students. These are all examples of ...

When Jesus Fabian and Alexis Serrano Embriz entered high school, the future felt wide open — and uncertain. Neither student was convinced college was for them. Both liked the idea of pursuing a trade: ...

Real-life case study looking at how work-based learning can provide a great alternative to traditional study and build key skills.

Well-designed projects help students build valuable skills such as collaboration, critical thinking, and communication.