Vocational Education

Joy Resmovits

Will Obama's 'Skills Crisis' Fix Pay Off?

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 04.30.2012

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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan traveled to a community college in the middle of Iowa to announce Thursday what he called a "transformation" o...

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Diane Ravitch Calls Herself A Voice For Teachers, In A Cruel Reform Movement

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Degree, Career and Technical Education, Education, College, Diane Ravitch, George H. W. Bush, Schools, Teachers, Teach for America, Vocational Education, Dropouts, Interns, Education News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Robyn Gee Professor Diane Ravitch is a big voice in education policy and a huge critic of No Child Left Behind. Yet, as former Assistant Secreta...

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Expert Says "College Ready For All" Will Not Solve Dropout Crisis

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 03.21.2012

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By: Robyn Gee Could being on the high school football team prepare you just as well for the workplace as taking an advanced placement class? By forci...

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Connecting the Dots

Brian Rosenberg | Posted 12.18.2011

Read More: Liberal Arts Education, Higher Education, Vocational Education, Economy, College, Steve-Jobs-Stanford-Speech, Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech, Steve Jobs Commencement Speech, Remembering Steve Jobs, College News
Brian Rosenberg

If we do not support and preserve the segment of American higher education that provides instruction in the liberal arts we will be reducing the likelihood that we will continue to be global leaders in innovation.

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Homeless Learn To Feed The Hungry

Huffington Post | Anna Bahr | Posted 12.06.2011

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Before learning to cook, Cathy had served six years in prison and had never held a job or connected with family. But once she graduated from FareStart...

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Ready to Work -- College Degree or Not

JD Hoye | Posted 11.28.2011

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JD Hoye

Should all high school students be college and career ready? Is there space in career and technical education for college, career and vocational education? Can college preparatory education be aligned with career education?

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The Other Debt Crisis

Tom Silva | Posted 10.01.2011

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Tom Silva

One would be hard pressed to show how a degree in Professional Golf Management accords with the spirit of Francis Bacon or Erasmus. It proves even more difficult to explain why it is priced at six-figures.

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Obama Seeks To Cut Vocational Education -- What Does That Mean?

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 09.14.2011

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Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Sayre Quevedo Career and technical ed...

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Students Say High Schools Failing To Support Their Pursuit Of Jobs, College

AP | CONNIE CASS | Posted 06.19.2011

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WASHINGTON — Young adults say high schools are failing to give students a solid footing for the working world or strong guidance toward college,...

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The Danger of the "Practical" University

Daniel Luzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Luzer

Imagine what would have happened if governors in 1980 "worked to ensure that students have the skills employers of 2010 would need." How would they know?

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We Get It. College is Great. But so is Welding.

Michael N. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael N. Smith

Our purpose as K-12 educators should be to get students on THEIR paths to success. It's not to judge them when they take a different one that doesn't involve a four-year college degree.

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A Two-Track High-School System Is a Must for Education Reform

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Jim Taylor

We need to get with the times (of economic upheaval, uncertainty, and disparity) and admit that a liberal arts education is a luxury that most students can ill afford. Why? Because it isn't useful.

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Too Cool for School? Examining the Case Against College

Jessica DuLong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jessica DuLong

It's time to invest in educational programs that will equip the nation with the next generation of skilled hands for building, repairing, maintaining and innovating the nation's infrastructure.

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Green Economy Jobs: Who Will Get Them?

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David R. Jones, Esq.

The Tea Party right wing managed to derail Van Jones' position as White House environmental adviser, but has done nothing to dampen hope for the Green Economy.

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Malawi's William Kamkwamba Among The Winners of The GO Ingenuity Award

Scott Fifer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scott Fifer

GO Campaign and the Unified Field Corporation have named four inaugural winners of the GO Ingenuity Award, a global prize to celebrate innovation and to inspire youth ingenuity in developing nations.

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Three Cheers for Shop Class

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Middle-Skill Careers, Shop Classes, Chicago Public Schools, High School Career Training, Mayor Daley, College Access, Ron Huberman, Vocational Education, Cps, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

Auto shop, wood shop, metal shop -- all horrors of a certain segment of the high school population. Let's face it, shop class never got much respect.

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Elements for a New Economy

Charles D. Ellison | Posted 05.25.2011

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Charles D. Ellison

Let's admit, a reasonable "big idea" alternative to the "bailout" plan is in short supply. Our imagination these days only goes so far as what fixes we can buy ourselves out of.

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What Do Bob Dylan, Bill Clinton, and French Cream Puffs Have in Common?

Flora Lazar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Flora Lazar

Legendary filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus were at Flashpoint Academy this week for a screening of a new film they're making about the coveted "Meilleurs Ouvriers de France."

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