Working to Learn: Disrupting the Divide Between College and Career Pathways for Young People

Acknowledgments
	Noel S. Anderson
	Lisette Nieves
Contents
List of Figures
Chapter 1: “College for All” and Work-Based Learning: Two Reconcilable Differences
	The Rise of “Middle Skills” Jobs
	Root Causes of the College- and Career-Readiness Crisis
	Outdated and Outpaced Education Systems
	Youth Labor Market Challenges
	Work-Based Learning: The Promise
	College for All Consensus Leaves Work-Based Learning Behind
	Young People Left Behind in the College for All Consensus
	A Renewed Promise of Work-Based Learning
	Work Identity and Social-Emotional Development
	Working to Learn
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 2: The Apprenticeship: A Bipartisan Model of Opportunity
	The Modern Apprenticeship
	Apprenticeships in the United States
	A Swiss Import, American Style: CareerWise Colorado
	Challenges of a New Migrant Workforce: Illustrations from Sweden and Germany
	Sweden
	Germany
		The Turkish German Experience
		A Cross-Sector Collaboration
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 3: “I Am Working and Learning”: Expanding Freedoms to Achieve Through Summer Youth Employment
	Impact of Summer Youth Employment Programs
	Summer Youth Employment Program in New York City
	SYEP Expanding Young People’s Freedoms to Achieve
	Case Study
	“I Am Working and Also Learning”: Developing Professional Skills for School and Work
	“I’m Able to Step Outside the Box and Earn the Things I Want”: Young People Exercising Agency Through Work
	Conclusion
	References
Chapter 4: Hearing from the Voices Behind the Variables: Community College Students Speak Out on School and Work
	Social Class and Social Capital Shape Work
	Shedding New Light: The Experiences of Working Community College Students
	Theme 1: The Power of Voice Through Research Participation
	Theme 2: Why the Trade-off?
		Both/And
		School as the Priority
		Work as the Priority
	Theme 3: Lessons from the Womb
		Early Work Memories and Sacrifice
		Early Work Memories and Responsibility
		Bonding and Connection
		Alone and Disconnected
		Early School Memories and Inspiration
		Early School Memories: Do as I Say, Not as I Do
	Theme 4: The Power of Intersectionality: My Difference Is …
		Participating in the Family Wage
		Racial and Ethnic Identity
		Parenthood
	Theme 5: Support Means …
		Change the College’s Way of Thinking
		Practical Solutions
		Advising Support
		Free Community College
		My Turn to …
		Shifting Roles
		Role Model/Life of Impact
	Conclusion
	The Call for Change
	Implications for Practice
	References
Chapter 5: A Way Forward: Building Career and Postsecondary Pathways
	Introduction
	Future of Work and the Workforce
	1. Promote Public Sector Role in Incentivizing Alignment and Collaboration Among Private Industry and Educational Institutions
	2. State-Led Public Policy That Leverages Diverse and Siloed Funding Streams and Recognizes the Role and Value of Intermediaries in the Workforce Space
	3. Youth and Young Adult Support Services Linked to Internships/Apprenticeships to Support Students and Families as They Navigate School and Work
	4. Comprehensive Work-Based Learning Models and Career-Planning Curricula That Reimagine Both Education and Seat Time
	5. Expansion of Summer Youth Employment Programs (SYEP) to Year-Round Models, with High Schools as Pipelines for Talent Into Local, High-Growth Business
	Conclusion
	References
Index