Blog: Mind the Gaps

From Policy to Possibility: Building Pathways That Work Welcome to the Pathways to Purpose series, where we explore the unique pathways that have brought our talented team members to Education Strategy Group. Each post will delve into the experiences, challenges,...

From Curiosity to Change: Leading through Learning  Welcome to the Pathways to Purpose series, where we explore the unique pathways that have brought our talented team members to Education Strategy Group. Each post will delve into the experiences, challenges, and...

Co-author: Dany Rossman   There is a growing demand for career-connected learning in high school; students and their families want authentic experiences that will help them to determine which courses and offerings, when combined together, offer the best path to...

Earlier this month we hosted the first of a series of conversations to showcase how states and systems across the country are grappling with some serious issues plaguing higher education in the U.S., specifically: The demographic cliff that is forcing...

Co-authored by Adam Lowe Over 200 local, state, and national leaders in the Accelerate ED community gathered in Denver in March to showcase and advance innovative high school-to-college pathways programs. Practitioners from three dozen school districts, community colleges, intermediary organizations...

By Betsy Revell (EmployIndy), Tressie Fife (EmployIndy), and Hannah Smith (Education Strategy Group)

Co-author: Kelia Washington, Senior Associate Do students who participate in college and career pathways have greater educational and economic attainment? This seemingly simple question is frustratingly difficult to answer. 

What would it take for every high school student to have the opportunity to complete a semester of college credits without the financial burden?

It’s true that I ended up in this field because I was passionate about supporting diverse learners and wanted to make a difference in education, especially as it relates to equity. It’s also true that in some ways, I ended...

I grew up as a military brat, moving around and bouncing across continents, countries, states, and their local K-12 school systems. This gave me a unique vantage point into, and across, education systems. Incredibly, many systems—domestic and foreign—seemed to produce...

This is part one of our “Social Capital and Me” series. Check back in the coming weeks for more stories from ESG staff about how social capital has impacted their experiences navigating the education to career pathway. Ever since I...

By 2031, at least 70 percent of working-age people in the U.S. will need a degree or other quality credential beyond high school to fulfill labor market needs. That’s 16 percentage points higher than our current postsecondary attainment rate, meaning...