Career readiness has been an important consideration of U.S. public education since the early 20th century. In 1994, two leaders in the workforce development field—Joan Wills, founder and former director of IEL’s Center for Workforce Development, and Irene Lynn, former leader of the National School-to-Work Office—came together to provide insight on what motivated involvement in school-to-work programs. The resulting report was titled School Lessons, Work Lessons: Recruiting and Sustaining Employers’ Involvement in School-to-Work Programs. More than two decades later, four of the report’s recommendations are still relevant today. READ MORE…
