We caught up recently with Benson High School alumna Elizabeth Ma, who has worked part-time for Blount International this year as part of Oregon’s Youth Apprenticeship Training Program.
First PACE Mentorship Program connects students to the trades
We asked a Portland student recently to pick her favorite part of the new PACE Mentorship Program. Was it framing walls? Wiring a switch? Cutting a metal air vent?
Students share why they love career days
When we want to explain the value of career days, we just hand the microphone over to students who have attended them. Here’s a sampler of what they have said this year.
Portland Public Schools recognizes PWA for career-learning efforts
Portland Public Schools formally thanked the Portland Workforce Alliance on Tuesday for its longstanding efforts to provide career-learning experiences to PPS students.
The Oregonian covers statewide resurgence of career education
The Oregonian published a great package this week about the resurgence of career education in Oregon K-12 schools.