by studentrg | Aug 8, 2019 | Career & Technical Education, Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Cyber Security, Jobs of the Future
Is a Cyber Security Career a Good Choice for Today’s Students? There’s no doubt that cybercriminals are working hard to steal identities and data, and that they are often succeeding. What are they up to? Here are some of today’s most prevalent cybercrimes, as...
by studentrg | Jun 27, 2019 | Career Pathways, Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, College Admissions
If you’re a high school college guidance counselor, chances are you are thinking that a certain number of your counselees should apply to non-traditional, alternative colleges. You might already be an expert on those colleges and what they offer. If you are not, you...
by studentrg | Jun 5, 2019 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Partners
“I teach mainly high school freshmen in an urban inner-city environment on the South Side of Chicago,” writes Mr. Lothspeich, a 9th-grade teacher at Chicago Vocational Career Academy,in Chicago, IL who is committed to his students. “Despite their daily struggles...
by studentrg | May 29, 2019 | Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Partners
Running a store offers a great opportunity to learn practical business skills like budgeting, not to mention “soft” business skills like responsibility and dealing with the public. That explains why Mr. Strein, a 9th-grade teacher at Bremen High School in Midlothian,...
by studentrg | May 10, 2019 | Career Pathways, Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, College Major
Thoughts for Mother’s Day 2019 . . . Happy Mother’s Day! All of us at the Student Research Foundation want to express our appreciation for the critical role that mothers – and fathers – play in shaping their children’s career choices. But what kind of influence can...
by studentrg | May 3, 2019 | Career & Technical Education, Career Pathways & 21st Century Skills, Partners
About 140 students are enrolled in classes in Mrs. Niles’s 11th-grade food lab, at Orville H Platt High School Meriden, CT, learning the basics of safe food preparation and handling. “Giving our student a chance to work in hands-on food labs exposes them to many...
