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At the sametime, the pandemic and the economic instability it brought have made postsecondary education and credential attainment crucial for economic security. Yet, in fall 2021, enrollment in postsecondary education by first-year students ages 24 and younger was 8.7 percent lower than it was prior to the pandemic in fall 2019.1 We know that adults who have not achieved a highschool diploma or have not engaged in postsecondary training have been hit hardest in the labor market.2 The COVID-19 pandemic also erased a decade of progress in serving young people ages 16 to 24 who are disconnected (e.g., neither employed nor enrolled in school), leaving nearly 5 million youth adrift.3  \nReimagining how we prepare youth for college and careers is essential to our nation’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and to our future socioeconomic vitality. Prior to the pandemic, our education systems offered modest opportunities for youth and especially underserved populations to learn about careers and how to navigate our postsecondary education system. The disconnect between our K-12, higher education, and workforce systems left too many young people without the skills and credentials needed to thrive in the workforce and in their communities. For example, in 2018-19, one in five students from low-income backgrounds and about one in three students with disabilities did not graduate high school on time with their peers.4 While the COVID-19 pandemic created additional barriers, it also increased awareness of how our disconnected systems exacerbate and perpetuate inequities in postsecondary and career outcomes. In order to successfully recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we need to rethink the paths that young people walk throughout and beyond our education system.  \nPolicymakers and educators are beginning to lay a new foundation of college and career pathways in states and communities across the United States. As we rebuild and recover, our challenge is to build on that foundation and bring together the component parts of our K-12, postsecondary, and workforce systems in a coherent manner with the goal of equipping every high school graduate with sufficient dual enrollment credits 5 to provide momentum toward completing a postsecondary certificate or degree, 6 a career plan for the future, a work-based learning experience, and an industry-sought credential.  \nThe purpose of this letter is to describe how states and local educational agencies (LEAs) can continue to respond to the ongoing challenges ofthe COVID-19 pandemic by using funds appropriated under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations (CRRSA) Act to develop and expand pathways to student success after high school by investing in efforts to:  \n• Expand access to dual enrollment opportunities so that every young person can earn college credit in high school and get a head start in earning a postsecondary credential.  \n• Provide strong career and college advisement and navigation supports so that every young person can graduate high school with actionable postsecondary and career plans and the skills and resources needed to pursue them.  \n• Expand opportunities for high-quality work-based learning so that every young person can apply classroom learning in real-world settings, develop employability skills, gain valuable work experience, and build a professional network.  \n• Give all students the option to earn industry-sought credentials so that every young person can earn higher wages after high school and have the capacity to pursue further education and independent living.  \nTo the extent these funds remain available for obligation, states and LEAs m","cbCairIdbmUPyZV9","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairIdbmUPyZV9","pdf",410879,13,"English","# Letter Purpose and Context\n## Impact of COVID-19 on Postsecondary Preparation\n## Goal: Coherent Pathways Across Systems\n# Funding and Investment Priorities\n## Expand Dual Enrollment Opportunities\n## Strengthen Advisement and Navigation\n## Expand High-Quality Work-Based Learning\n## Offer Industry-Sought Credentials","[{\"question\":\"What challenges does the letter identify from the COVID-19 pandemic?\",\"answer\":\"The letter states the pandemic heavily affected college and career preparation opportunities and students’ transitions to postsecondary education. It also notes enrollment declines for first-year students and the loss of progress in serving disconnected youth.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of the letter?\",\"answer\":\"The letter explains how states and local educational agencies can respond to ongoing COVID-19 challenges using ARP and CRRSA funds to develop and expand pathways to student success after high school.\"},{\"question\":\"Which key investments does the letter recommend for student success after high school?\",\"answer\":\"It recommends expanding access to dual enrollment, providing strong career and college advisement, increasing high-quality work-based learning, and giving students the option to earn industry-sought credentials.\"}]","Dear Colleague Letter - November 14, 2022 - COVID-19 College and Career Pathways | PDF",1792062865,33]