Future Ready

Growing the Canopy: Bringing Career-Connected Charter Schools into the National Conversation

Across the country, there are extraordinarily exciting things happening inside many charter schools. Students designing aircraft components alongside engineers. High schoolers logging hours in real medical clinics or veterinary labs. Welding students fabricating parts that will actually be used by local manufacturers. Future teachers leading lessons in elementary classrooms while still in high school. Others…

Student Career & Workforce Planning Map

From Industry Need → Student Opportunity → Action  Strong student career pathways are built when workforce needs are clearly defined, student experiences are intentionally designed, and partnerships are purposefully activated. Use this simple map to begin brainstorming how workforce needs connect to student opportunities. It helps you quickly surface gaps, identify partners, and start shaping next steps—ideas…