Defining Career Readiness

States pursuing the college- and career-ready agenda have often struggled to find concrete ways to improve students' readiness for the workforce, given the wide-ranging set of possible career pathways open to students. During this session, state leaders and national experts will discuss emerging best practices for identifying and helping students acquire the knowledge and skills critical to preparing students for the 21st century workforce. Gary Hoachlander, President, ConnectEd Kim Green, Executive Director, National Association of State Directors for Career and Technical Education Paul Reville, Secretary of Education, State of Massachusetts Robert Schwartz, Francis Keppel Professor of Practice of Educational Policy and Administration, Harvard Graduate School of Education Moderator: Susan Bodary, Consultant, Achieve's State Leadership Team This plenary session was part of the annual American Diploma Project (ADP) Network Leadership Team Meeting which took place September 7-8, 2011 in Alexandria, Virginia. The goal of the annual meeting was to give states a significant opportunity to address key challenges and opportunities associated with advancing and sustaining the college- and career-ready policy agenda. More... http://www.achieve.org/adp-network-2011-leadership-team-meeting