College- Career- and Life-Readiness Resources
Resources on preparing students for what comes after high school graduation. Includes Redefining Ready! college- career- and life readiness tools.
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When Story Becomes Strategy: How Willoughby-Eastlake Brought Its Portrait of a Graduate to LifeAASA Blog | Branding & Communications, Portrait of a Graduate, Real Skills for Real Life, Schools of Thought Blog, Communications & Public Relations, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published May 15, 2026
How one Ohio district used storytelling to bring its Portrait of a Graduate to life across classrooms … -
Student Confidence and Skills Learned through Culminating ProjectsAASA Blog | Regular Blogger FY26, Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published May 11, 2026
Corbett School District's Cardinal Project shows how ungraded culminating experiences build student confidence … -
Districts Need to Know Where Students Go After Graduating; States Should Step UpAASA Blog | Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published November 12, 2025
Empowering school leaders with access to postsecondary outcomes data enables them to better guide students … -
Test Scores: A Distraction or a DestinationAASA Blog | Measure What Matters, Regular Blogger FY26, Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published October 24, 2025
Reflections on how leaders can view standardized test scores as tools, not goals, and instead prioritize … -
For Us, By Us: How City Youth Are Restoring Their Neighborhoods Through CTE and Workforce DevelopmentAASA Blog | Schools of Thought Blog, Leadership Development, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published October 16, 2025
A look at how a district's Youth Development Program is transforming lives by connecting career and technical … -
Redesigning High School to Prepare Students for the FutureAASA Blog | Real Skills for Real Life, Promise Keeper - The Public Education Promise, Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published September 29, 2025
Highline Public Schools is redesigning high schools to prepare students for their chosen futures through … -
Five Ways to Turn FAFSA Completion From “Unfun” to “DONE”AASA Blog | Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published September 25, 2025
The FAFSA opens for the class of 2026, and district leaders must focus on strategies to maximize completion … -
From 1962 to 2025: Reimagining of Real Skills for Real LifeAASA Blog | Real Skills for Real Life, Promise Keeper - The Public Education Promise, Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published September 23, 2025
America's public education system requires urgent modernization from its 1962 design to emphasize … -
Reshaping Readiness: How New York and Other States are Redefining High School Graduation for the Modern WorkforceAASA Blog | Regular Blogger FY26, Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published September 16, 2025
New York's "NY Inspires" plan transforms public education by replacing Regents exam graduation requirements … -
Building with Students: How Interns Strengthen District CommunicationAASA Blog | Regular Blogger FY26, Schools of Thought Blog, Communications & Public Relations, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published September 15, 2025
Edison Township's summer Communications Internship demonstrates that students with engaging experiences … -
Beyond the Transcript: Giving Students Credentials That MatterAASA Blog | Measure What Matters, Schools of Thought Blog, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published September 8, 2025
How can comprehensive records showcase students' skills and accomplishments that better prepare them … -
Punching Above Our Weight: How St. Helena Parish is Meeting Louisiana’s New Accountability Challenge Head-OnAASA Blog | Real Skills for Real Life, Build Highly Engaged Family, Community & Business Partnerships, Promise Keeper - The Public Education Promise, Schools of Thought Blog, Rural Communities, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published September 5, 2025
A small rural district is rising to Louisiana’s new accountability challenge by ensuring every learner … -
ED Opens Beta Testing for 2026-27 FAFSA FormAASA Blog | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, The Leading Edge Blog | Published September 4, 2025
The U.S. Department of Education is beta testing the 2026–2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid … -
Redefining Readiness: How One Rural District Is Building Tomorrow’s LeadersAASA Blog | Measure What Matters, Promise Keeper - The Public Education Promise, Schools of Thought Blog, Rural Communities, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published August 29, 2025
A rural New York school district ditched test-driven education for a holistic "Readiness Dashboard" that … -
Federal Agencies Release Joint Workforce PlanAASA Blog | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published August 18, 2025
The U.S. Departments of Education, Labor (DOL), and Commerce released a joint plan last week for workforce … -
ED and DOL Interagency Agreement re: PerkinsAASA Blog | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published July 16, 2025
On July 15, the U.S. Department of Education announced the “Workforce Development Partnership” which … -
Executive Function Skills: The Key to Thriving in School, Work, and LifeAASA Blog | Schools of Thought Blog, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published May 6, 2025
Change is our only constant in this world, and these skills provide a strong foundation for thriving … -
Rethinking Report Cards: Emphasizing Soft Skills In An AI WorldAASA Blog | Schools of Thought Blog, Curriculum & Assessment, College- Career- and Life-Readiness | Published April 25, 2025
How multiple grades report cards prepare students for the modern workplace -
Trump Rescinds Problematic CTE Policy Mandate
AASA Blog | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published February 10, 2025
The Trump Administration rescinded the U.S. Department of Education's information collection system for … -
USED Resource: FAFSA Week of ActionAASA Blog | College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Advocacy & Policy, The Leading Edge Blog | Published November 27, 2024
This blog post comes from an email from USED. AASA is proud to support the work of USED in its effort …
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Jul15
Advancing Rural Education CohortType:Cohort Topics: Access & Opportunity, College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Rural CommunitiesNetwork with colleagues, gain new ideas and engage in conversations about opportunities and strategies for supporting rural school communities. -
Sep10
Redefining Ready! CohortType:Cohort Topics: College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Curriculum & Assessment, District & School OperationsAASA's Redefining Ready! Cohort helps district leaders build student pathways grounded in real skills for real life. -
Oct06
Real Skills for Real Life Certification ProgramType:Certification Program Topics: College- Career- and Life-Readiness, Curriculum & AssessmentBuild the skills behind reading, focus, and resilience district-wide. A certification for leaders grounded in decades of research.
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