» The College Board

Advanced Placement Program
This web site is the official resource guide for those involved in the Advanced Placement program. It includes information about the courses, sample syllabi, and resources for professional development.

AP Resources for Teachers
This web site provides teachers with information regarding the Advanced Placement program and resources for the PSAT and other programs run by the College Board.

» Jobs for the Future

University Park Campus School: An Unparalleled Record of Achievement
This reports profiles the University Park Campus School, a joint project between Clark University and Worcester Public Schools, a highly successful urban school that serves primarily high-risk students.

» Education Trust

On Course for Success: A Close Look at Selected High School Courses that Prepare all Students for College and Work
This study examines what kind of high school courses are critical for student success in college, and makes a set of recommendations for high school practitioners to consider.

» Career Academy Support Network

Career Academies: Building Blocks for Reconstructing American High Schools
This study examines the effectiveness of career academies, focusing on several programs throughout the country. The study concludes that career academies are effective in improving the performance of high school students.

Planning Guide for Career Academies
This planning guide provides practical guidance on the process of starting a career academy.

» Institute for Educational Leadership – Coalition for Community Schools

Community Based Learning
This report outlines a community-based approach to learning that involves students in real-world problem solving that is relevant and meaningful as part of the curriculum during and after school. This approach brings together a collection of teaching and learning strategies, including service learning, place-based education, civic education, work-based learning, and academically-based community service.

» Rural School and Community Trust

Resources and case-studies related to Place-based learning
This web site provides resources related to place-based education, learning that is reooted in the unique history, environment, culture, economy, and are of a particular local community.

Resources and case-studies identifying "good rural high schools"
The web site includes articles and publictions discussing aspects of a successful rural high school.

» Buck Institute for Education

Resources on Project-based learning
This web site includes resources related to project-based learning, including a a Project Based Learning Handbook that offers a comprehensive overview of PBL and a detailed planning model for teachers.

» Institute for Educational Leadership – Coalition for Community Schools

Community Based Learning
This report outlines a community-based approach to learning that involves students in real-world problem solving that is relevant and meaningful as part of the curriculum during and after school. This approach brings together a collection of teaching and learning strategies, including service learning, place-based education, civic education, work-based learning, and academically-based community service.

» Institute for Educational Leadership – Center for Workforce Development/National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth

Guideposts for Success
This resource includes five categories to help steer families, institutions and youth themselves through the transition processes from youth to adulthood. The guideposts include information about all youth, but focus more specifically on youth with disabilities.

Technical Assistance Tools
These tools offer guidance in the design and implementation of programs in the field of workforce disability and youth.

Disability Legislation Updates
This web site offers summaries of legislation related to youth with disabilities and provides updates as legislation changes.

White Papers on research, definitions, information on programs and practices, outcomes, measurements, and references related to disability and youth
These papers include a synthesis of research, definitions, information on programs and practices, outcomes, measurements, and references on issues related to workforce, disability, and youth.

» National Youth Employment Coalition

Promising and Effective Practices Network (PEPNet)
PEPNet is a system comprised of a set of standards and tools to enhance the quality of programs that link young people to work and education to promote a successful transition to adulthood.

» Workforce Strategy Center

Resources on Workforce Development in Schools
This web site includes resources related to workforce development and career pathways.