Library
The research and the working documents —
free to read, built to use.
Everything on this site stands on the documents below. Items markedpublishing soon are moving through final preparation now — this page is the placeholder they'll land on.Want something sooner? Ask.
Shelf 1
The research series
The evidence base behind every page of this site — each package grades its claims: causal, quasi-experimental, or descriptive.
Career-Centered Education: What the Outcomes Evidence Says
The stat bank — graduation, earnings, apprenticeship, Early College — graded by evidence strength.
Publishing soonThe Policy Landscape for Career-Centered Education
Seven states profiled, plus the four-tier taxonomy of policy mechanisms for advocates.
Publishing soonInternational Comparative Study
Eight countries; what transfers to American districts and what doesn’t.
Publishing soonMichigan Career-Connected Policy Brief
“Michigan does not need sweeping new legislation. It needs to assemble authority it already holds.”
Publishing soonWinchester Longitudinal Study: Feasibility Blueprint
How the field gets its missing evidence — and how any district can measure well.
Publishing soonNon-Education Policy Barriers & Enablers
Labor law, licensing, and insurance for minors in workplaces, by career field.
Publishing soonSector deep-dives: Healthcare · Construction, Energy & Trades · Labor Trends & AI
Field-specific pathway design, compliance walls, and wage ladders.
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Shelf 2
Implementation guides
The working documents behind the tools — the long-form versions you can put in front of a planning team.
The Four-Stage Implementation Guide
The cookbook behind The Path: each stage’s work, decisions, and exit criteria as working chapters.
Publishing soonThe CLNA & Readiness Playbook
The Perkins-aligned needs-assessment process and the six capacity domains behind the readiness assessment.
Publishing soonFacilities & Safety · Finance & Budget readiness deep-dives
Domain-level expansions of the readiness assessment.
Publishing soonPartnership management set
Systemic partnership management, regional logistics, community buy-in (“hearts and minds”), and master-schedule design.
Publishing soonThe Michigan Crosswalk Roadmap
Credit-integration mechanics: mapping CTE program competencies to academic standards.
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Shelf 3
Leadership courses
Full course experiences for leadership teams doing this work. Enrollment details publish as courses go live on our learning platform.
CTE Program Design: A Leadership Incubator for Integrated CTE
The model taxonomy, US and international archetypes, and a capstone implementation blueprint.
Publishing soonThe K-12 Apprenticeship Blueprint
From exposure to registered apprenticeship: the dual-customer framework, intermediaries, and a 90-day action plan.
Publishing soonEntrepreneurship in K-12
Program classification, comparative models, design principles, and a readiness assessment.
Publishing soonPortrait of a Graduate: From Vision to Action
The community-visioning course — the buy-in engine for everything else on this site.
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Shelf 4
Fact sheets & shareables
Designed for board packets and community meetings — short, sourced, printable.
The “10 Facts” series
Skilled trades, healthcare jobs, AI & labor, auto repair — one page each.
Publishing soonSample Schools case-study pack
Paired “what is / what could be” district stories.
Publishing soonScreening Debrief Guide
The 90-minute leadership protocol for the week after a Multiple Choice screening.
Publishing soonHost’s Companion
One page for screening hosts: what to set up before and after the lights come up.
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