Make School Work(TM): Solving the American Youth Employment Crisis Through Work-Based Learning
Work-based learning can transform education, but only if we stop treating it like a side project.
Demand for work-based learning (WBL) has reached unprecedented levels as education and workforce systems search for solutions to today's most pressing challenges. Yet despite growing investment and enthusiasm, most WBL initiatives struggle to scale while maintaining quality-employers often don't know where to start, schools face rigid schedules, which provide limited capacity for employer engagement, and students-especially in marginalized communities-lack access to authentic learning experiences.
In Make School Work(TM), GPS Education Partners (GPS Ed), the leader in high-quality work-based learning, shares the lessons learned along the way-the strategies that worked, the assumptions that didn't, and the decisions that made the difference. Through its proven six-part framework, grounded in the 4 As-Authenticity, Aspirations, Abilities, Agency-the book helps practitioners avoid common pitfalls, shorten the learning curve, and move beyond trial-and-error toward systems that reliably benefit students, employers, and communities at scale.
Written for educators, intermediaries, employers, policymakers, and community leaders who are ready to move beyond isolated programs and build work-based learning systems that last, readers will learn:
Why work-based learning stalls-and what it takes to build high-quality systems that scale.A practical guide to a proven six-part framework, grounded in the 4 As, for aligning education and workforce partners.Access to a personalized WBL Readiness and Capacity Assessment, plus practical resources and tools to move from vision to action.A clear path to equitable, sustainable work-based learning that delivers real outcomes for students, employers, and communities.Customer Reviews
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