Toward the Big Blur: State Governance of a Unified Education-to-Workforce System That Works for Everyone
June 8, 2023
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Jobs for the Future’s (JFF) vision for the Big Blur calls for entirely new educational institutions and systems to better prepare 16-to-20-year-olds for college and careers. This paper examines the new type of governance needed to help states create more effective grade 11-14 schools and systems.
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