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Accelerate ED focuses on building stronger, smoother, and accelerated pathways between K-12 education, postsecondary education, and careers. The initiative is coordinated by the Education Strategy Group (ESG) and supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The initiative includes several efforts to build and scale opportunities for students:
All these levels of work are driven by four guiding principles:
From March to December 2022, 12 teams from across the country – made up of leaders from across intermediary organizations, K-12, higher education, the workforce, and student-serving organizations – formed the Accelerate ED regional accelerator. Over the course of the nine-month design sprint, each team created a blueprint for expanding access to accelerated pathways to credentials for high school students, particularly students of color and students experiencing poverty.
Lessons learned from the regional accelerator – as well as other leading states and communities – are detailed in a report (March 2023) on strategies for successfully scaling accelerated pathway programs. Lessons include:
At the regional level, each Accelerate ED design team received a $175,000 grant to expand existing programs and learn from one another throughout the initiative.
Lessons Learned from Communities Accelerating Pathways to Credentials (March 2023)
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