In this paper, NAF discusses the challenges educators face in supporting high-quality career pathways for learners and offers three priorities policymakers can address to help educators prepare students for long-term success in college and career.
In this paper, NAF examines what comprises a high-quality work-based learning program, challenges to developing and expanding these programs, and recommendations for policymakers seeking to strengthen policies that support them.
Young people who begin their careers without workforce skills and professional networks face longterm disadvantages in building rewarding careers, and this has consequences for talent pipelines and local economies
As national and state legislators seek to address the fallout from multiple crises caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential they consider the effects on current high school students and young people launching their careers in the coming years.
