Alex Cohen is the Director of Learning and Evaluation for the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation. High-performing school leaders have a substantial impact on student achievement. Studies that aim to isolate the impact of leaders on student test scores find that moving from a low- to a high-quality principal can mean several additional months of learning. […]

Youth apprenticeship has the potential to create a new, clearly defined pathway that enables students to journey directly from high school into a career while also earning industry credentials and post-secondary credits.