The 3M MAP program launched at Anderson County Career & Technical Center in Clinton, Tennessee. Read More

Employer readiness is not about perfection. It is about being prepared to participate in work-based learning in a way that is structured, realistic, and mutually beneficial. Read More

If your staff is overwhelmed, the best next step is usually not to add more activity. It’s to assess your system. Read More

In a lot of cases today, work-based learning efforts are running on the heroic efforts of individuals. The heroics and the commitment are real, and they’re valuable. But they’re also fragile. Read More

If you’re trying to grow work-based learning in a school or district, you’ve probably felt this already: the ambition makes sense, but the execution gets messy fast. Read More

When WBL lives as a menu of one-offs, students don’t get a pathway. They just get moments. And those moments rarely add up to better decisions, stronger skills, or real momentum. Read More

A lot of people assume “a job” automatically equals “work-based learning.” It doesn’t. Read More

For decades, we’ve treated education as a linear pathway: do well in school, earn a degree, get a job. But that signal, once reliable, has broken down. Read More

The goal was straightforward: see whether AI could reduce administrative burden, surface reliable, unbiased data about student interests and barriers, and free practitioners to focus on higher‑value work with students. Read More