One of the most critical challenges we face as a nation is preparing our students to thrive in a rapidly changing economic arena. Fifty years ago, young people could enter the labor market with limited skills and academic credentials and find lifelong careers that provided living wages. Those options have all but vanished, and the traditional divide between pathways to college and the workplace have blurred. Yet many of the…

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Joseph R. Harris, Ph.D., is the Director of the National High School Center and a Managing Research Analyst for the American Institutes for Research. In addition to his extensive role in providing school improvement technical assistance at the federal, state, district and school levels, Dr. Harris has a strong background in STEM education reform as both a practitioner and researcher/evaluator, and more than two decades of experience as an administrator…

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About the Blog

High School Matters: The National High School Center Info Blog provides an objective perspective on the latest research and topical issues and events that affect high school improvement and other related national, state and local K-12 initiatives. Authored by staff and external experts from the National High School Center, we offer succinct analyses and links to more specific evidence-based information and resources for readers interested in…

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