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‘Career ready’ out of high school? Why the nation needs to let go of that myth

‘Career ready’ out of high school? Why the nation needs to let go of that myth

Unlike old-fashioned vocational education, high school-level career and technical education doesn’t really prepare people for jobs directly after high school. While the stated end goal of K-12 education in America is for students to be “college and career ready,” the reality is the existence of career-ready high school graduates is a myth. The expectation that […] … learn more→