Aligning Resources, Structures and Supports for Actualizing College and Career Readiness

The importance of aligning college and career readiness initiatives—from the common core and career technical education standards, to funding streams like Title I and Perkins, as well as to school structural changes like expanded learning time and career academies—is a growing concern in the field. Dr. Joseph Harris, Director of the National High School Center, Jennifer Brown Lerner, Senior Director of the American Youth Policy Forum, Lynne Gilli, Program Manager, CTE Instructional Branch of the Maryland State Department of Education, and Melissa Jaggers, Associate Executive Director at Alignment Nashville, shared recommendations, resources, and challenges from recent discussions with CCR experts and practitioners in this Webinar, co-hosted with the American Youth Policy Forum. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmTZNPXAaAg