March 29, 2022
The Work-Based Courses Blueprint is a foundational guide for all Tennessee SySTEM school sites engaged in designing and developing work-based courses for 11th and 12th grade students. Specifically, this blueprint covers pertinent work-based courses topics such as building a work-based course team, course design, and course delivery. The blueprint will evolve over time to capture best practices and lessons learned as school sites test this proven model to see if strong outcomes persist for students, with particular emphasis on supporting Black, Latinx, female, and/or students from low-income backgrounds in dual enrollment work-based courses.
Twenty public schools will receive grants to partner with local colleges and employers to expand opportunities for students. List of current Tennessee SySTEM Work-Based Course awarded schools and associated partners: Alcoa High School – Alcoa,…
Work-based learning solves a problem that many jobseekers face: It’s hard to get a job without previous work experience, and it’s hard to get work experience without a job. Why Work-Based Learning? Work-based learning solves…
JFF recommends that states set standards to ensure that dual enrollment courses, no matter the setting, are equivalent to college courses in terms of curriculum, course materials, academic rigor, assessments, and instructor credentials. States also…
A little nudge goes a long way. JFF and Persistence Plus leverage behavioral science and mobile technology to increase community college completion by texting personalized supports to low-income students. A little nudge goes a long…