Search Results - "Credentials"

TİCAS 2026 Federal Polıcy Ağenda

Authors: The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS)

Source: Institute for College Access & Success. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 15

Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Practices, Educational Policy, Public Policy, Federal Government, Government Role, Access to Education, Credentials, Federal Legislation, Paying for College, Debt (Financial), Student Loan Programs, Accountability, Labor Force, Economic Impact, Student Costs, Change Strategies, Grants, Federal Aid, Program Termination, Public Agencies

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Pell Grant Program

College 'or' Career Readiness? Postsecondary and Labor Market Outcomes for Ohio High School Students Earning Industry-Recognized Credentials

Authors: Thomas B. Fordham Institute Jay Plasman

Source: Thomas B. Fordham Institute. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 64

Sponsoring Agency: College Board
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation

Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Career and Technical Education, Outcomes of Education, Labor Market, Postsecondary Education, High School Students, Credentials, Graduation Requirements, Education Work Relationship, Wages, Salary Wage Differentials, Educational Attainment, Income

Geographic Terms: Ohio

Career and Technical Education: A Primer. CRS Report R47166, Version 5. Updated

Authors: Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Cassandria Dortch Rebecca R. Skinner

Source: Congressional Research Service. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 29

Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Occupational Clusters, Federal Government, Federal Aid, Career Pathways, Enrollment, Access to Education, Teacher Shortage, Career and Technical Education Teachers, Educational Benefits, Education Work Relationship, Employment, Wages, For Profit Colleges, Public Colleges, Student Organizations, Credentials, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Land Grant Universities, Agricultural Education, Labor Force Development, Job Training

Geographic Terms: Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Minnesota, North Carolina

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Morrill Act 1862, Smith Hughes Act, Manpower Development and Training Act, Vocational Education Act 1963, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act 2018

Degrees and Credentials Awarded: 2024-2025 Academic Year, Degrees and Credentials Report

Authors: Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE)

Source: Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Associate Degrees, Credentials, Masters Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Doctoral Degrees, Adult Students, Low Income Students, Undergraduate Study, Graduate Study, Public Colleges, Private Colleges, Postsecondary Education, Graduation Rate, Time to Degree, Academic Degrees

Geographic Terms: Kentucky

Michigan Teacher Shortage Study: 2026 Report

Authors: Michigan State University (MSU), Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) et al.

Source: Education Policy Innovation Collaborative. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 99

Descriptors: Teacher Shortage, Public Schools, School Districts, Employment Opportunities, Credentials, Teacher Placement, Labor Market, Teacher Persistence, Faculty Mobility, Preservice Teacher Education, Student Teaching, Student Placement, Alternative Teacher Certification, Geographic Regions, Needs

Geographic Terms: Michigan

The Golden Ticket: How Raising Postsecondary Attainment Rates to 70 Percent for All Demographic Groups Would Unlock Decades of Prosperity in California

Authors: Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) Zachary Mabel Irene Koo et al.

Source: Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 94

Sponsoring Agency: College Futures Foundation

Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Postsecondary Education, Economic Impact, Disproportionate Representation, Racial Differences, Gender Differences, Older Adults, Credentials, Low Income Groups, Education Work Relationship, Geographic Regions, Regional Characteristics, Differences

Geographic Terms: California

Undergraduate Student Debt Levels in Kentucky: Five-Year Trends for Undergraduate Degree and Credential Completers at Public Universities and KCTCS

Authors: Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE)

Source: Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 25

Descriptors: Debt (Financial), Student Loan Programs, Undergraduate Students, Community College Students, Public Colleges, Low Income Students, Career and Technical Education, In State Students, Out of State Students, College Graduates, Educational Trends, Educational Attainment, Credentials

Geographic Terms: Kentucky

Thinking Differently about Career Connected Learning

Authors: National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE)

Source: National Center on Education and the Economy. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 33

Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Career Readiness, Personal Autonomy, Learning Objectives, Decision Making, Credentials, Lifelong Learning, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Basic Skills, Well Being, 21st Century Skills, Citizen Participation, Elementary Education, Middle Schools, High Schools, Higher Education, Educational Innovation, Minicourses, Independent Study, Technology Uses in Education, Economic Development, Governance, School Business Relationship, Educational Change

Geographic Terms: Estonia, South Korea, Japan, Finland, Ireland, Singapore, Denmark, Canada, Sweden, Hong Kong, New York, Delaware, Connecticut (New Haven), Switzerland, North Carolina, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, California, Arkansas, Utah, West Virginia, Michigan, Maryland, Washington, Mississippi, Kentucky, District of Columbia, Virginia

The Uneven Promise of Readiness: Which College and Career Readiness Indicators Actually Predict Success after High School? Policy Brief No. 1

Authors: Texas Tech University (TTU), Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education (CIRCLE) Jacob Kirksey Jennifer Freeman et al.

Source: Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 12

Sponsoring Agency: Texas 2036

Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, High School Students, Educational Indicators, Success, Dual Enrollment, Credentials, College Entrance Examinations, Rural Schools

Geographic Terms: Texas

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: SAT (College Admission Test), ACT Assessment

Aligning Incentives with Opportunity in College and Career Readiness across Rural Texas. Policy Brief No. 3

Authors: Texas Tech University (TTU), Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education (CIRCLE) Jacob Kirksey Jennifer Freeman et al.

Source: Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 5

Sponsoring Agency: Texas 2036

Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Rural Schools, Accountability, Incentives, Dual Enrollment, Associate Degrees, College Entrance Examinations, Credentials, Education Work Relationship

Geographic Terms: Texas

Assessment and Survey Identifiers: SAT (College Admission Test), ACT Assessment

The Value of Earning Credentials in High School for Texas Graduates Entering the Workforce. Policy Brief No. 4

Authors: Texas Tech University (TTU), Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education (CIRCLE) Jennifer Freeman Jacob Kirksey et al.

Source: Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education. 2026.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 4

Sponsoring Agency: Texas 2036

Descriptors: Credentials, High School Students, High School Graduates, Dual Enrollment, College Readiness, Education Work Relationship

Geographic Terms: Texas

Preparing Early Childhood Teachers: Credentialing and Preparation Programs in Four States

Authors: Learning Policy Institute Abby Schachner Victoria Wang et al.

Source: Learning Policy Institute. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 128

Sponsoring Agency: Ballmer Group
Heising-Simons Foundation
Kelson Foundation

Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Quality, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Credentials, Decision Making, Program Design, Educational Policy, State Policy, Educational Strategies, Access to Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Higher Education

Geographic Terms: Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, United States

Credentialing Early Childhood Teachers: Considerations for Policymakers. Brief

Authors: Learning Policy Institute Abby Schachner Victoria Wang et al.

Source: Learning Policy Institute. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 10

Sponsoring Agency: Ballmer Group
Heising-Simons Foundation
Kelson Foundation

Descriptors: Credentials, Teacher Certification, Early Childhood Teachers, Educational Policy, State Policy, Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Teacher Effectiveness

Geographic Terms: Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York

Opportunities for Credential Attainment Senate Bill 22-192: 2025 Report on Outcomes of Spending. Report to the Education Committees of the Senate and House of Representatives. Statute: C.R.S. §23-5-145.6

Authors: Colorado Department of Higher Education (CDHE)

Source: Colorado Department of Higher Education. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 22

Descriptors: Credentials, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Access to Education, College Programs, State Aid, Educational Finance, Outcomes of Education, Career Pathways, Student Characteristics, Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Job Placement, College Students

Geographic Terms: Colorado

No Pay? No Way! Teacher Compensation Reforms and the Market for Graduate Degrees. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1364

Authors: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University Taylor Odle Patrick Lavallee Delgado

Source: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 23

Sponsoring Agency: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR)
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF)
Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Compensation (Remuneration), Labor Market, Graduate Study, Academic Degrees, Credentials, Declining Enrollment, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Federal Aid, Teacher Education Programs, Tuition, Research Universities, State Aid

Geographic Terms: Tennessee

IES Funded: Yes

Report to the Legislature on the California Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing Program [2025]

Authors: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Source: California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 40

Descriptors: State Aid, Grants, School Personnel, Teacher Certification, School Districts, College School Cooperation, Educational Attainment, Credentials, Race, Ethnicity, Sex, Expenditures, State Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Partnerships in Education, Higher Education, Attitudes

Geographic Terms: California

Scaling What Works: Policies to Support Individual High School Career-Connected Learning Models. #1 in the Series

Authors: Bellwether Brian Robinson Mark Baxter et al.

Source: Bellwether. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 14

Sponsoring Agency: Walton Family Foundation

Descriptors: High Schools, Postsecondary Education, Career and Technical Education, Career and Technical Education Schools, Career Academies, Dual Enrollment, College School Cooperation, Career Readiness, Apprenticeships, Educational Attainment, Acceleration (Education), College Preparation, Articulation (Education), Educational Policy, Credentials, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Carl D Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act 1990

Seeing Green: CTE as a Catalyst for the Green Workforce. Green Workforce Policy Playbook

Authors: Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work Velie Sando Dan Hinderliter, Contributor

Source: Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 32

Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Conservation (Environment), Occupations, Labor Force Development, Educational Policy, School Business Relationship, Work Based Learning, Career Pathways, Credentials, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Career and Technical Education Teachers, Data Use, Decision Making, Career Awareness, Financial Support, Educational Finance, Partnerships in Education

Strengthening the Educator Pipeline through Service Scholarships: California's Golden State Teacher Grant Program

Authors: Learning Policy Institute Melanie Leung-Gagné Maria Maria Castillo et al.

Source: Learning Policy Institute. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 61

Sponsoring Agency: Gates Foundation

Descriptors: Scholarships, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Supply and Demand, Preservice Teacher Education, Credentials, Teacher Certification, Paying for College, Preservice Teachers, Grants, Student Financial Aid, State Aid, Program Effectiveness, State Programs, Educational Finance, Pupil Personnel Services, Surveys, Teacher Placement, Disadvantaged Schools

Geographic Terms: California

Reimagining Pathways for Educational Equity in School-Based Partnerships: An Early Childhood Case Study

Authors: Lindsay Meeker Boh Young Lee Carla Paciotto et al.

Source: School-University Partnerships. 2026 19(1):68-88.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Equal Education, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Teacher Shortage, Early Childhood Education, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Rural Schools, Student Diversity, School Districts, Child Care Centers, Low Income, Teacher Education, Alternative Teacher Certification, Nontraditional Education, Barriers, Postsecondary Education, Credentials

Geographic Terms: Illinois