Skill Standards

In an effort to fight cancer, EDC is working with the American Cancer Society’s corporate partners to develop assessments and training materials that will benefit employees and their families. The messages and services they will receive, such as tobacco cessation and nutrition counseling, aim to help them manage or prevent chronic or terminal diseases like cancer.

The Henry Ford Learning Institute creates small charter schools that focus on innovation and 21st century skills. Built on the success of a flagship school in Dearborn, Michigan, the Henry Ford Academies will be co-located with businesses, community, and cultural institutions in urban neighborhoods, and will leverage a wide range of local resources to provide hand-on learning experiences for students while supporting neighborhood revitalization.

EDC is developing an interdisciplinary career technical education (CTE) curriculum, Making Connections, that prepares students to pursue their interests in the arts, media, and entertainment when they go off to college or join the workplace. The curriculum addresses national and California state standards for grades 9 and 10, and also includes integrated units for English language arts, math, science, and social studies to help teachers link these subjects with applications in arts, media, and entertainment.

Building on our previous collaboration to track assessments of 21st century skills (Assess21), the Partnership for 21st Century Skills has engaged CCT to develop a series of online resources to help states understand and support the teaching, learning and assessment of 21st century skills. We are also identifying state-level resources that address key educational components needed to bring those skills into the classroom.