News Brief
CCSSO Endorses Career Readiness Definition Encompassing Common Core State Standards
By Carrie Heath PhillipsA broad coalition of national education, business, philanthropic and policy groups, including CCSSO, has come together to create a clear, unified and focused vision for what it means to be career ready. The coalition known as the Career Readiness Partner Council, issued a statement on October 18, "Building Blocks For Change: What it Means to be Career Ready," making clear that career readiness is a process of connecting "education and employment to achieve a fulfilling, financially-secure and successful career."
CCSSO Executive Director Gene Wilhoit said of the career readiness document: "The Common Core State Standards articulate what students need to know and be able to do in English language arts/literacy and mathematics for success in college and careers. The college readiness benchmarks are the same as the career readiness benchmarks in the Common Core State Standards. The Career Readiness Partner Council's statement contributes to the national dialogue on career readiness by affirming that career readiness includes the Common Core State Standards while painting the broader picture of the range of knowledge, skills, and dispositions that students must exhibit beyond literacy and mathematics. Implementation of the Common Core State Standards will be strengthened in schools, districts, and states by looking at the Common Core in the context of the career."
For information on the Career Readiness Partnership Council and the unified vision on career readiness, please visit www.careerreadynow.org.