Add to ORKGHigh school graduates who do not go on to higher education ("the forgotten half") can no longer expect to obtain steady employment at wages that can support a family. TLeir ability to compete for well-paying jobs is hampered by a lack of skilled training. In contrast, the labor market in the United States 50 years ago relied heavily on unskilled labor. Skilled workers are defined as those who are knowledgeable and competent in five areas: resources, interpersonal skills, information, systems, and technology. To prepare such workers, many changes are needed in the educational system. One change that could make a difference is tech prep, which combines high school and two-year technical college education. Tech prep is a true educati...
Far too many of our country’s young people are leaving high school ill-equipped and unprepared to be...
With increased global competition, it is imperative that secondary school programs be reformed so as...
From time immemorial, one of the crucial questions of mankind has been what the future has in store ...
A major policy challenge of the next decade is how best to improve the preparation of young people f...
Identifies ways for state policies to leverage technology-based economic development by preparing lo...
skilled unskilled total Source: ILO 1998 (from OECD 1996) 21 The declining demand for low-skilled la...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [50]-55)High school students are different in many ways b...
The changing international business market, global economics and the changing nature of work itself ...
Is education the key to getting low-wage workers out of poverty and into higher paying, middle class...
One reason working-age welfare dependency remains high is that the demand for unskilled labour is in...
For generations, America's brightest students have followed a College Prep course of study during th...
This report describes strategies that state policymakers can use to strengthen connections between b...
In the United States, the Millennial Generation has experienced economic instability and struggled t...
Highlights the need for state-funded workforce development programs to target low-skill, low-wage wo...
Neglected, but significant, the long-run consequence of the minimum wage requirement – which was mad...
Far too many of our country’s young people are leaving high school ill-equipped and unprepared to be...
With increased global competition, it is imperative that secondary school programs be reformed so as...
From time immemorial, one of the crucial questions of mankind has been what the future has in store ...
A major policy challenge of the next decade is how best to improve the preparation of young people f...
Identifies ways for state policies to leverage technology-based economic development by preparing lo...
skilled unskilled total Source: ILO 1998 (from OECD 1996) 21 The declining demand for low-skilled la...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [50]-55)High school students are different in many ways b...
The changing international business market, global economics and the changing nature of work itself ...
Is education the key to getting low-wage workers out of poverty and into higher paying, middle class...
One reason working-age welfare dependency remains high is that the demand for unskilled labour is in...
For generations, America's brightest students have followed a College Prep course of study during th...
This report describes strategies that state policymakers can use to strengthen connections between b...
In the United States, the Millennial Generation has experienced economic instability and struggled t...
Highlights the need for state-funded workforce development programs to target low-skill, low-wage wo...
Neglected, but significant, the long-run consequence of the minimum wage requirement – which was mad...
Far too many of our country’s young people are leaving high school ill-equipped and unprepared to be...
With increased global competition, it is imperative that secondary school programs be reformed so as...
From time immemorial, one of the crucial questions of mankind has been what the future has in store ...