Sunday, December 2, 2012

Schools, Degrees, and Jobs | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Schools, Degrees, and Jobs | Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:


Schools, Degrees, and Jobs

Three facts caught my eye in the past few days:
*In California, 260,000 college graduates under the age of 30 are working in low-paying jobs that have historically gone to high school graduates and dropouts such as food services, retail sales, and clerical work.
*In the past three years 35 to 60 college graduates have enrolled in Hostos Community College (Bronx, New York City) to train for careers in Information Technology (IT), nursing, and medical technicians.
*Pathways in Technology Early College High School–P-Tech for short–opened to 230 students in Brooklyn (NY) this year to prepare students for technical jobs. A six year program in cooperation with IBM and other companies will produce graduates with associate degrees prepared for entry-level jobs paying $40,000 like software