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America Diploma Project
A coalition of states committed to aligning high school standards, assessments, graduation requirements, and accountability systems with the demands of colleges and the workplace.
 Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE)
A national education association dedicated to the advancement of education that prepares youth and adults for careers. Provides over 28,000 member career and technical educators with the resources they need to prepare an educated and competitive workforce. ACTE is committed to increasing public awareness and appreciation for career and technical programs and to assuring growth in local, state, and federal funding for these programs by communicating and working with legislators and government leaders.
Association for Career and Technical Education Center: Educator Resource Center
Allows teachers, school counselors and administrators improve classroom instruction and develop new and innovative CTE programs. The Lesson Plan search allows teachers to search by career cluster.
High Skills/High Wages: Building the Foundation for a Stronger American Economy
On December 11, 2008, the Heldrich Center hosted a conference of top state policymakers, employers, workforce development leaders, and educators to discuss the workforce challenges of a 21st Century economy. Conference participants sought to identify specific steps that could be taken in New Jersey and nationwide to ensure that workers at all levels have the skills they need to compete in a rapidly changing, innovation-based economy. Proceedings from the conference are now available.
Learn More Now, Do More Now, Earn More Later
A product of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, this website encourages students to take challenging courses, achieve at their highest level, and reap the benefits of that hard work at a good college and in a good job.
The website also provides everything a teacher needs to educate students about the hard decisions they have to make in middle school and high school to be academically competitive for good colleges and even better, more fulfilling jobs including presentations, lesson plans, background research, and certificates of accomplishment.
New Jersey Education Association
An organization dedicated to promoting excellence in New Jersey’s schools by advocating on behalf of members and promoting quality professional development for teachers to advance and support policies that enhance and enrich public education.
NJNextStop
A website that provides school counselors, teachers, secondary students, and their parents the vital details about industries, types of jobs, and the cutting-edge career paths that are possible.
Pennsylvania Department of Education: Best Practices in Career and Technical Education
Local school districts in Pennsylvania identify, share and disseminate successful educational practices to strengthen CTE programs.
The Career and Technical Special Populations Training and Resource Education Center
The Career and Technical Special Populations Training and Resource Education Center (CTSP Center) is a collaborative effort between the Family Development and Resource Management (FDRM) unit of Texas Cooperative Extension and the Texas Education Agency (TEA). The CTSP Center received a one-year grant from TEA to provide CTE teachers and other educators with access to resources for improving their knowledge regarding the education of students with special needs enrolled in CTE programs.
Regional Educational Laboratory Program
A partnership of The Pennsylvania State University, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Caliber, and ICF International Company, Metiri Group, ANALYTICA and Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) to meet the research and technical assistance needs of educators and policymakers in the mid-atlantic region.
New Jersey Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
The New Jersey Association of Colleges for Teacher Education is an organization whose work is focused on improvements in the education of professional school personnel in New Jersey to ensure that all children are taught by highly qualified teachers.
Learn More Now, Do More Now, Earn More Later
 A product of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, this website encourages students to take challenging courses, achieve at their highest level, and reap the benefits of that hard work at a good college and in a good job.
The website also provides everything a teacher needs to educate students about the hard decisions they have to make in middle school and high school to be academically competitive for good colleges and even better, more fulfilling jobs including presentations, lesson plans, background research, and certificates of accomplishment.
New Jersey School Counselors Association
New Jersey Transfer
Helps students transfer community college courses in New Jersey. It helps in deciding which courses to take at community colleges, which New Jersey four-year colleges offer equivalent courses, and how the courses will satisfy four-year degree requirements. Also offers contact information for admission, course transfers, or transfer recruitment events. Provides information about career fields that are in high demand in New Jersey.
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education: The Inventory of Degree and Certificate Program Offerings at New Jersey Institutions of Higher Education
This website contains information about the over 3,900 approved degree and certificate programs at licensed New Jersey institutions of higher education.
New Jersey Commission on Higher Education: Equal Opportunity Fund
Offers detailed information about the Equal Opportunity Fund program. Provides information about which colleges and universities have Equal Opportunity Fund programs and contact information at those institutions.
New Jersey Council of County Vocational-Technical Schools
Learn about the innovative programs at the 21 county vocational-technical schools throughout New Jersey that link academics with real-world career training.
 New Jersey Pathways Leading Apprentices to a College Education: New Jersey Place
Apprenticeships in a participating New Jersey building and construction trades union can lead to a college degree. Provides detailed information about how to turn apprenticeship training in the building and construction trades into college credit.
New Jersey Student Tuition Assistance Reward (STARS) Program
This scholarship program covers the cost of all tuition and approved fees for two years at a local community college if a student graduates in the top 20% of his/her class. Provides information about the program and a list of participating colleges and universities.
New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority
Provides students, parents, and financial aid professionals knowledge of different types of financial aid information available for students.
NJNextStop
A website that provides school counselors, teachers, secondary students, and their parents the vital details about industries, types of jobs, and the cutting-edge career paths that are possible.
Mapping Your Future
Provides information for parents and students on planning for college, financial strategies, and more.
Engineer Girl
With information on the different fields of engineering, encourages young women to consider a career in engineering.
America's Career InfoNet
Has vast career information and helpful tools such as reports, videos, and labor market data.
LifeWorks
Profiles over 100 careers in the health field, and provides data on working conditions, education requirements, salaries, and more.
Career Voyages
Designed for youngsters, provides information on growing occupations, their training programs, employment requirements, and more.
Tools for Beginning Jobseekers
Provides teenagers with assistance in résumé writing, selecting references, and other practices in preparation for their introduction to the job market.
The Fun Works: For Careers You Never Knew Existed
Introduces students ages 11-15 to several careers in health, science, the arts, sports, and others that are suited to their interests.
job-hunt
Features a comprehensive listing of web-based employment-search resources.
Job Shadowing
Matches students with mentors in their field of interest in order to provide an in-depth preview of that particular sector.
California Career Zone
Designed for students, counselors, and jobseekers, includes overviews of 900 occupations in various sectors beyond California.
National Centers for Career and Technical Education (NCCTE)
Provides innovative methods designed to enhance career and technical education.
AgrowKnowledge: The National Resource Center for Agriscience & Education
Prepares students for a diverse range high-tech careers in fields such as food production, alternative energy, agricultural science, and biotechnology.
For Kids Only: Earth Sciences Enterprise
Features extensive information on earth science topics and fields of employment such as air, land, water, natural hazards, and their interaction with the human population.
CookingSchools.com: The Cooking and Culinary School Directory
Serves as a comprehensive listing of over 1,200 culinary arts school as well as career and job listings for students interested in this particular field.
The Princeton Review
Provides vast and helpful information on the admissions process for college, graduate school, and professional schools ranging from exam requirements to financial aid.
Accelerating the Agenda: Actions to Improve America’s High Schools
 America’s Forgotten Middle-Skill Jobs: Education and Training Requirements in the Next Decade and Beyond
Courageous Conversations: Achieving the Dream and the Importance of Student Success
Thrive: The Skills Imperative, New Jersey Council on Competitiveness
An interesting and important report on the key trends underpinning future skills challenges and opportunities in the United States.
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