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Inside 5 Rural Texas Districts That Together Set Students on Path to the Future
High schoolers travel to districts up to an hour away to attend academies in welding, teaching, nursing, robotics — and earn college credit.
What's More Bipartisan Than Rural Career Pathway Initiatives?
This webinar delves into how rural collaboratives can transform life trajectories for rural high school students and create sustainable economic development for their communities. Featuring Empower Schools CEO Alyssa Morton, Texas State Rep. Brad Buckley, Colorado State Rep. Eliza Hamrick, and Mike Gonzalez of the Rural Schools Innovation Zone.
How High Schools Can Advance Post-Secondary Success
How Empower Schools helps communities connect high school, college, and career through early college, advising, work-based learning, and industry credentials.
‘Not Waiting for People to Save us’: 9 School Districts Combine Forces to Help Students
Nine Southwest Colorado school districts combine courses, staff, equipment, funding, and employer partnerships to expand opportunities for rural students.
Elevating Rural Colorado
Elevating Rural Colorado examines five years of policy, funding, and partnership supporting career-connected learning and economic development in rural communities.
Chris Gabrieli's New Harvard Course on Remixing Education
Chris Gabrieli explains education remixing and his Harvard course on blending K-12, college, and career through early college, apprenticeships, and co-op learning.