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States Work To Strengthen Middle School Career Exploration Nationwide
- Arizona, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Washington pledged to provide middle school students with high-quality, comprehensive career exploration.
- The Middle School Career Exploration Impact and Learning Network was created in 2025 to align policy, evidence, and practice.
- The initiative includes a Joint Commitment Statement with five core principles on starting career exploration in middle grades.
- The effort emphasizes data and accountability to measure and support high-quality middle school career exploration practices.
- Intermediaries like the Center for the Future of Arizona help translate policy into practical resources.
- Education stakeholders describe middle school career exploration as a bridge to real-world opportunities.
- The policy framework aims to codify best practices for middle school career exploration.
- Advocates seek coordinated leadership to scale career exploration nationwide.
- Public resources and regional partnerships are being developed to support middle school career exploration.
- Education Strategy Group and the CAPS Network are driving the national expansion.
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