Library

Reports: Career development

VItal signs: Minnesota
Change the Equation, September 2012, 4 pp.
The brief examines the demand for STEM skills in Minnesota, even through the economic downturn, and the state's ability to meet that demand. more info >

Vital signs: North Dakota
Change the Equation, September 2012, 4 pp.
The brief examines the demand for STEM skills in Minnesota, even through the economic downturn, and the state's ability to meet that demand. more info >

Higher education partnerships for prosperity
Itasca Project, July 2012, 32 pp.
The Itasca Higher Education Task Force brought together leaders from Minnesota’s higher education institutions and business community to identify strategies to build upon the strengths of our educational system and meet the challenges ahead, forming a four-part strategic vision for higher education in collaboration with businesses outlined in this report. more info >

Reducing the number of disconnected youth
Annie E. Casey Foundation, July 2009, 13 pp.
This brief outlines strategies to reduce the number of disconnected youth. more info >

21st century skills, education and competitiveness
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, September 2008, 16 pp.
This report is aimed at policymakers and leaders in the business, education and workforce development communities. It provides guidance on shaping public education policies that will secure America's economic competitiveness, giving students the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge and information-based economy. more info >

Minnesota's post-secondary participation rate remains strong
Minnesota Higher Education Services Office, January 2005, 7 pp.
Looks at the 2003 college participation rates for Minnesota high school graduates, regional participation rates, and participation rates for students of color. Also compares to national rates. more info >

Opening doors : support success: Services that may help low-income students succeed in community college
MDRC, October 2004, 51 pp.
Provides information on student services, their role in community college settings, and how they are delivered. It highlights promising practices associated with these services, and identifies some limitations. more info >

From the prison track to the college track : pathways to postsecondary success for out-of-school youth
Jobs for the Future, March 2004, 20 pp.
Focuses on four types of learning environments that appear to hold particular promise for vulnerable and potentially disconnected youth: reinvented high schools, secondary/postsecondary blends, education/employment blends, and extended learning opportunities. more info >

Four building blocks for a system of educational opportunity : developing pathways to and through college for urban youth
Jobs for the Future, February 2003, 20 pp.
Looks at the demographic and economic trends that demonstrate the need for alternatives to the "one-size-fits-all" high school, learning environments producing strong results for urban youth and recommendations for policy and practice. more info >

Web sites

Education Commission of the States
Educational information covering early learning, K-12, and postsecondary. The issue sites include summaries of the facts, what states are doing, programs and practice, and sources of additional information on topics such as school readiness, assessment, at-risk students, charter schools, child abuse, educational attainment, mentoring, teaching, and many more. more info >

ERIC database (Education Resources Information Center)
Database of education research. more info >