In the past month, ExcelinEd and Burning Glass Technologies have released three elements of Credentials Matter, a first-of-its-kind analysis that examines whether the credentials students earn align with real-world employer demand.
Here are highlights from the Credentials Matter conversation!
Longitudinal data made it possible for @ExcelinEd to examine how #credentials benefit students after #K12 in Florida, Indiana, and Kentucky! Findings in their new report: https://t.co/WhRP0YpU2u
— Yasmin Fallahkhair (@YasminFalla) June 5, 2019
New from @ExcelinEd: This report looks at case studies regarding the effect of high school industry credentials on educational and labor market outcomes: https://t.co/5oMN7Q3lBZ
— CAP K-12 Education (@EdProgress) June 6, 2019
.@Burning_Glass & @ExcelinEd report, Credentials Matter, confirms the information and data on the effectiveness of #credentials is extremely limited in most states, if it even exists at all.#educationhttps://t.co/UEIcAuSPTq
— WorkingNation (@WorkingNation) June 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/avery523/status/1133827391523049472
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Credentials Matter is an ongoing research partnership between ExcelinEd and Burning Glass Technologies designed to shed light on the landscape of industry credential data collection and alignment across the country. The project provides insight into how industry credentials earned by high school students align with workforce demand in each state to inform education system improvements and state data collection practices. Visit ExcelinEd.org/CredentialsMatter for more information.