August 2018: School Administrator

Career Pathways for Students

This issue focuses on preparing non-college-bound students for meaningful entry into the skilled labor force.

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Editor's Note

Alternatives to College

School Administrator, August 2018


THERES A GOOD ARGUMENT to be made that not every high school graduate ought to be heading off to college. This issue of the magazine builds thoughtfully on that notion.

I would commend to your reading our cover story by Brent Parton of New Americas Center on Education and Skills about . His overview of the national movement is supplemented by contributions from and , superintendents in Denver and Charleston, S.C., respectively, on the apprenticeship programs in their schools.

We also invited a researcher in Germany, Ludger Deitmer, to address how are influencing the newly emerging programs in our country.

Finally, Id call your attention to Paul Riedes article on the modest moves by secondary schools to effectively . With labor shortages emerging, its becoming a priority nationwide on both economic and moral grounds. Riede describes initiatives in Madison, Wis., and Westfield, Mass., and compiles several helpful resources for K-12 educators.


Jay P. Goldman
Editor, School Administrator
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