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View in browser Elementary to High School A newsletter from The Hechinger Report This week, we’re asking for your help. We want to hear your thoughts about K-12 career education to better inform our reporting: what’s working, what isn’t and what do you want to know more about? Evan Perez (center) has his diploma signed by two of his key mentors at Met High School in Providence, Rhode Island. At left is Arthur Baraf, director of curriculum, instruction and career and technical education at the Met High School and at right is Marco Aveledo, an adviser. Credit: Courtesy of Evan Perez The big story Over the past year, we’ve been writing about different ways schools are trying to boost students’ resumes before they graduate from high school. We covered, for example, a district plan in Niagara Falls, New York, to add career training to every course, and whether career and technical initiatives can pique boys’ interest in school. Historically, career and technical education was often siloed from traditional high school classes. Students were (and still are, sometimes) bused to CTE centers to take classes in fields like the building trades, cosmetology and entrepreneurship. Now, a lot of schools are combining the two in an effort to incorporate more workforce experience in a traditional high school setting. College Board, which administers the SAT and Advanced Placement tests, has even started offering career-focused AP courses that can lead to both college credit and industry credentials, such as business and cybersecurity. As K-12 schools evolve to better prepare students for the workforce, we want to know how it’s going, and we want to hear from you. We’re interested in learning about topics such as: How schools are adapting to workforce changes because of artificial intelligence and other factors. Examples of rigorous instruction that prepare graduates for post-high school life. Successful models of career training in K-12 schools. Career and college counseling. Apprenticeships, work-based learning and partnerships with employers. Tell us here Sponsor this newsletter When you sponsor a newsletter from The Hechinger Report, you reach educators, families and decision makers. Learn more from our sponsorship page or email sponsorships@hechingerreport.org. What we're reading 39 meta-analyses, 39 positive findings: An audit finds serious flaws in research on AI in education (The Hechinger Report) Schools generate massive amounts of food waste. Here’s how to curb it (The Hechinger Report) Rural communities push back on school consolidation efforts: ‘They’re just looking at numbers on the paper’ (Mississippi Today) Midterm elections show Democrats, Republicans jockeying to capitalize on ed-tech backlash (Chalkbeat) Students at an A.I. school were supposed to learn faster. Many aren’t. (The New York Times) From the vault In 2023, I wrote about a South Carolina school district where students can specialize in a career focus, like engineering, as young as kindergarten. One last thing She graduated from a segregated high school at 27. Now 105, she returned for its centennial. (South Carolina Daily Gazette) Is this edition of the newsletter helpful? ➡️ Your feedback helps us keep this newsletter relevant to your interests. Share your thoughts with us directly. Invite others to sign up for our newsletters. Copyright © 2026 The Hechinger Report, All rights reserved. Click here to manage your newsletter preferences Sent to: you@example.com Unsubscribe The Hechinger Report, 525 W 120th Street Suite 127, New York, NY 10027, United States