| One of the most widely adopted school reform
approaches in the nation, the Career Academies movement has spread to
more than 3,000 schools and school districts and, in the process,
has spawned a rich network of information outlets and resources aimed
at the communities of Career Academy adherents. To make that information
trove more readily accessible, MDRC, in collaboration with the Career
Academy Support Network, has produced this unique Career Academy resource
directory for the benefit of teachers, administrators, scholars, parents,
and students alike. With more than 250 entries in 42 pages, Getting Connected
features insights on practical topics ranging from curriculum planning,
mentoring, and parent-teacher communications to workplace-based education,
employment trends, and job hunting. It also guides users to findings from
the research literature, lists newsletters and websites that track the
school reform and vocational education fields, and identifies foundations
and other grant givers that support education reform.
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