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\nIntroduction ................................................................................................................................... 2  \nProgress to Date ........................................................................................................................... 3  \nPrinciples for Quality Education-to-Career Guidance ...................................................................5  \nFramework for Developing Louisiana’s Education-to-Career Coaching Strategy .........................7  \nCurrent State of Career Services in Louisiana..............................................................................8  \nInterim Report Focus Areas .......................................................................................................... 9  \nConclusions & Next Steps .......................................................................................................... 12  \nAcknowledgements ..................................................................................................................... 13  \nAppendix A: Senate Concurrent Resolution 38 (2025) ............................................................... 14  \nAppendix B: Task Force Members..............................................................................................21  \nAppendix C: Office of Career Services Survey Results ..............................................................22  \nIntroduction  \nWith the adoption of the Louisiana Prospers Master Plan in 2019, the Louisiana Board of Regents set out on a bold journey to significantly increase the state’s educational attainment ratesand to grow Louisiana’s prosperity. Since then, together, we have raised the state’s educational attainment rate to an all-time high of 52.5% . While there is still more work to be done to reach the Master Plan’s goal of ensuring that, by 2030, 60% of working-age Louisianans will hold a postsecondary credential of value, there are also opportunities for us to refine this goal in ways that are responsive to emerging needs—for students, for our institutions, for our economy, and for our state.  \nOur strategies to increase college-going and our initiatives to enhance opportunities for students to complete their credentials are now bolstered by our commitment to meeting the economic needs of Louisiana. In short, Louisiana’s higher education ecosystem has increasingly taken steps to align the portfolio of credentials offered by public institutions with the state’s economic needs. Today, the Board of Regents and the state’s public postsecondary institutions utilize realtime labor-market data as well as input from Louisiana’s workforce-related agencies and regional economic development offices to anticipate opportunities and meet needs throughout the state. Although connecting institutions with Louisiana employers is vital to translating credentials into careers and retaining graduates in-state, doing so effectively will require more deliberate alignment and coordination across education and workforce systems.  \nAs 2025 draws to a close, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment in our work, one that hinges on a paradigmatic shift in our definition of success. Success is no longer solely achieved with the completion of a certificate or a degree; instead, success begins with that moment and extends forward, broadening ever outward. Achieving this broader vision of success necessitates stronger, more systematic alignment between Louisiana’s public postsecondary institutions and employers to ensure that graduates are workforce ready and to maximize their opportunities to be employed in state. In this new model, we are committed to creating opportunities that enable our graduates to make good on the promise of the credentials through rewarding well-paying jobs that support them and their families—ideally right here in Louisiana.  \nThis new model of succes","cbCaicf1nJWadE67","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaicf1nJWadE67","pdf",484129,32,"English","# Introduction\n## Progress to Date\n## Principles for Quality Education-to-Career Guidance\n## Framework for Developing Louisiana’s Education-to-Career Coaching Strategy\n## Current State of Career Services in Louisiana\n## Interim Report Focus Areas\n## Conclusions & Next Steps\n## Acknowledgements\n## Appendix A: Senate Concurrent Resolution 38 (2025)\n## Appendix B: Task Force Members\n## Appendix C: Office of Career Services Survey Results","[{\"question\":\"What is the central purpose of the Interim Report January 2026?\",\"answer\":\"It establishes how Louisiana will strengthen its education-to-career pipeline by aligning public postsecondary programs with employer needs and improving graduates’ workforce readiness.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the report describe Louisiana’s approach to education-to-career alignment?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes using real-time labor-market data and input from workforce-related agencies and regional economic development offices to anticipate opportunities and meet state needs.\"},{\"question\":\"What actions does the report highlight as part of progress to date?\",\"answer\":\"It includes collecting baseline information on current career advising and investing in work-based learning that integrates academic coursework with authentic real-world experience.\"}]","Task Force on Career Alignment - Interim Report - January 2026 | PDF",1792054282,81]