ConnectED: The National Center for College & Career
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For continued project support of the Midwest Communities of Practice
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
12 months
Description
ConnectED is committed to ending cycles of poverty by positioning students, teachers, and school districts to meet the future by co-designing college and career pathways rooted in the local context of each community with the aim to help students build academic momentum and social capital to succeed in college, career, and civic life. Over the past 16 years, ConnectED has partnered with more than 50 communities across the United States. Continued Corporation support will allow ConnectED to extend its outreach in the Midwest Communities of Practice via convenings with national district partners to strengthen instructional practices and program quality.
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Project Title
For continued support of your work with the Midwest Communities of Practice
Date
Sep. 15, 2022
Duration
12 months
Description
ConnectED is committed to ending cycles of poverty by positioning students, teachers, and school districts to meet the future by co-designing college and career pathways rooted in the local context of each community with the aim to help students build academic momentum and social capital to succeed in college, career, and civic life. Over the past 16-years ConnectED has partnered with more than 50 communities across the United States. Continued support from the Corporation for ConnectED’s Midwest Communities of Practice will allow local K-12 and postsecondary partners to expand postsecondary pathways to support students during the 2022-2023 school year via four key components: rigorous academics, career and technical education, work-based learning, and personalized student supports.This project aims to reach some of the most disconnected students in our country in order to help them participate and thrive amidst massive labor changes in the Midwest Region.
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For support for the participation of three regions in a Midwest community of practice to help local leaders design and implement systems of college and career pathways
Date
Jun. 03, 2021
Duration
12 months
Description
For over fifteenyears ConnectED has partnered with school districts, higher education partners, employers, and other community stakeholders to co-design college and career pathways rooted in the local context of each community and with the aim to help students build academic momentum and social capital to succeed in college, career, and civic life.Since the onset of COVID-19, school districts across the country have struggled to engage all students in quality remote-learning experiences threatening to exacerbate inequities for young people who are furthest from opportunity.Corporation support will allow select regions – Madison, Wisconsin, Rockford, Illinois, and North Kansas City, Missouri – to participate in a Midwest community of practice that will help local leaders design and implement systems of college and career pathways. The community of practice will: (1) Help communities implement postsecondary pathways in virtual and hybrid learning environments; (2) Identify common challenges and possible solutions to guide learning in the field; (3) Codify and disseminate best practices to help students transition successfully between grades 11-13; and (4) Support messaging and communications to help parents better understand the benefits of college and career pathways for their kids.