Madison Park II: Capitalizing on Employment Opportunities. White Paper No. 225

Autor/in	Donovan, William
Institution	Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research
Titel	Madison Park II: Capitalizing on Employment Opportunities. White Paper No. 225
Quelle	(2021), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Vocational High Schools; High School Students; Cooperative Programs; Job Training; Employment Opportunities; Program Effectiveness; Labor Market; Marketing; School Business Relationship; Economic Climate; COVID-19; Massachusetts (Boston) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Berufsqualifizierender Bildungsgang; Berufschance; Beschäftigungschance; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Wirtschaftslage
Abstract	For many years the co-operative education program at Madison Park Technical Vocational High School in Boston has fallen short of supporters' hopes for it. The number of students it placed in paid jobs with local employers was often below that of co-op programs at other career vocational technical education (CVTE) schools and mostly focused on three or four of Madison Park's 20 industry disciplines. Much of the reason for the disappointing performance has been attributed to struggles the school has endured during the last decade, by now a well-worn story. In 2016 Madison Park was designated a Level 4 school by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), earning an "underperforming" label. Accordingly, school officials created a turnaround plan that they began implementing in June of that year. The co-operative education program, in which students receive hands-on training while being paid, is showing positive signs. The number of students working co-op jobs, though still well behind other regional voc-tech schools, has grown. But can Madison Park notch a win beyond its own walls? More specifically, can it play a larger role in creating educational and economic opportunity in Boston by supplying needed skilled labor for Boston-based businesses? State officials forecast thousands of job opportunities during the next eight years for workers who have the skills and education to do the job. Will the school created to train those workers fulfill its promise? This is the second of two papers by Pioneer Institute about the recovery effort at Madison Park. The first report, published in September of this year, examined the turnaround plan and reported on its progress as judged by the 10-year review of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. This paper looks at the school's co-operative education program because of its important place within the curriculum and the potential it holds. The paper draws on interviews with school officials, state employment data and other CVTE educators and advocates. [For the first report, "Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Turnaround Update. White Paper No. 215," see ED607841.] (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research. 185 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA 02110. Tel: 617-723-2277; Web site: http://www.pioneerinstitute.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01