Inside a growing movement to learn about careers at younger ages
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Liz Willen Dear reader,
Here’s a conversation starter for this week’s Thanksgiving dinner. If you happen to be sitting near any middle schoolers, ask them what kind of career preparation they’re getting in class. You might be surprised by their response: Preparing students for a changing workforce is one of the goals behind a movement ([link removed]) to get kids thinking about their career plans at a younger age, one that faces challenges such as funding, a shortage of counselors and packed post-pandemic schedules. It’s a topic we’d love to learn more about from our readers, so please get in touch.
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Main Idea
** The path to a career could start in middle school ([link removed])
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A growing number of school districts are starting career education early, with the goal of widening kids' horizons, not boxing them in
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** Why are some publishers still selling products that contain debunked ideas about reading instruction? ([link removed])
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While some reading instruction pioneers have revised their materials, others have not
** PROOF POINTS: 861 colleges and 9,499 campuses have closed down since 2004 ([link removed])
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Students are left without easy transfer options and most drop out
** Play is crucial for middle schoolers, too ([link removed])
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Adolescents need unstructured time to build connections with other students and learn how to recover after failure
** In elementary classrooms, demand grows for play-based learning ([link removed])
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Play supporters point to improved literacy, fewer achievement gaps, and better motor skills for students
** COLUMN: The world is waking up to education’s essential role in climate solutions ([link removed])
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It’s time schools got ready for climate change, because they’re not only threatened by it, they’re also a key part of the solution
** OPINION: A call for rejecting the newest reading wars ([link removed])
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Fifty-eight educators say ‘Sold a Story’ podcast series sells incomplete story about reading instruction
** OPINION: Child care providers shouldn’t have to go hungry to feed the American economy ([link removed])
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Wages for workers are unlivable and not keeping pace with the rising cost of groceries
** OPINION: Direct education grants can give families and children choices for getting extra help ([link removed])
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Direct grants can give families and children choices for getting extra help
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