A successful career day depends on many people, as well as a shared belief in a single idea: There is a tremendous community benefit to opening employers’ doors to Portland high school students.
Oregon’s third-worst-in-the-nation graduation rate is nothing to be proud of. But with Oregon taxpayers and legislators directing more money to Career Technical Education courses, there’s reason to believe the investments could keep more teens on track and set them up
Many of us didn’t get career advice in high school. We had vague ideas of what we might want to “be,” but a limited sense of what people at work actually do. This is why we’re so grateful for the many caring adults helping Oregon teenagers learn what different careers are all about.
At the Simple Career Day this month, one student looked extra happy to be there. We asked her why. She said that by coming to Simple (a beautiful workplace where many people enjoy their jobs), she finally understood what her business teacher meant about the importance of workplace culture.
With fall classes underway at Oregon’s public universities, it’s a good time to remember the importance of preparing students to succeed in life after high school. Whether students enroll in college or pursue a trade, rigorous academic preparation is the
