On May 15, 2012, JoAnne M. Malloy, Ph.D., of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire presented a Webinar for the Community of Practice for School Behavioral Health titled “Personal Futures Planning and Youth Engagement.” The presentation centered on students with emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD) and ways for engaging EBD high school students in their academic and career planning. This group of students is…

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On Tuesday, November 29^th, the Alliance for Excellent Education held a Webinar, “Personalizing High School: Breaking Barriers to High Achievement,” where presenters Julie Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Project Tomorrow; Mariana Haynes, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Alliance for Excellent Education; Yvette Jackson, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of the National Urban Alliance for Effective Education; and Michael Wotorson, Executive Director of the Campaign for High…

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A new study released by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) last week asked ninth graders about their anticipated profession at age 30, and how often they thought about pursuing their future career. Almost half (49%) of ninth graders both identified a future profession and reported they spent a lot of time thinking about it.  Only 29% did not identify a profession.  A higher percentage of black students reported…

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As the U.S. Department of Education prioritizes turning around the nation’s lowest-performing schools, Education Week is collaborating with news organizations[1] present a series of articles, entitled Turnaround Schools, on turnaround efforts in five locales where federal School Improvement Grants have been awarded:  Chicago; Philadelphia; New York City; Denver; and Kentucky.

One of the articles in the series highlights a Louisville, Kentucky, high…

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On June 2, 2010, the National Governor’s Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers released the long-anticipated Common Core State Standards, a common set of internationally benchmarked college- and career-ready standards designed to ensure that the nation’s students are prepared to compete in the changing global economy.

Just eight days later, on June 10th, Education Week released its annual Diplomas Count report, estimating that 1.3 million students…

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