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Launching What’s Next: How Delaware Is Rewiring the Path from Classroom to Career

May 12th, 2026

Author: Luke Rhine

On a brisk April morning, during National Apprenticeship Week, over 400 Delawareans gathered in Dover for a day of reflection and energy around the state’s growing career pathways opportunities for students—but the real story has been building for years. The Navigating Delaware’s Pathways Education and Workforce Development Summit...

Why I Chose Social Work Over Teaching in Delaware

July 15th, 2025

Author: Patience Bivins

I see teaching as a fallback career, a "Plan B" to becoming a social worker. This perception came from witnessing the overwhelming challenges including unsustainable workloads, inadequate pay, a lack of resources in Delaware schools, and my observations as a college student pursuing psychology and child development. During my internship with...

Career Pathways in a Rapidly Changing World: Canada

August 15th, 2024

Author: Paul Herdman

5 Lessons Learned from Canada’s Career Pathways In the wake of the pandemic, the explosion of AI, and major shifts in their economy, Canada is engaging in innovative ways to prepare the next generation for the careers of their choice. As context, Canada’s land mass is slightly larger than the U.S. and their diverse population of...

Career Pathways in a Rapidly Changing World: U.S. Career Pathways Story

May 3rd, 2024

Author: Paul Herdman

  The U.S. Career Pathways Story: Federal Inspiration, Local Innovation In the last decade, the United States has seen a massive shift in the national consciousness around college and careers. Many of us in the education reform community were focused on a “Bachelor’s or Bust” mentality. That is, that the attainment of a...