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 ...

Degree apprenticeships and work-based learning (WBL) represent innovative educational pathways that skilfully integrate academic instruction with practical workplace experience. These programmes are ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Manno writes on education, workforce training, and career pathways. For generations, young people entering the U.S. job market ...

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 ...

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: ...

At the Durango Chamber of Commerce, we champion work-based learning as a bridge between education and local business needs. Through partnerships with the Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative, ...

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 ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WANE) — Indiana high school students can now earn state-funded scholarships of up to $5,000 to seek work-based learning opportunities, according to Allen County lawmakers. Under the ...

With the disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, many community colleges are facing a time crunch packaging student financial aid. At the same time, community colleges ...