Tag: career readiness

• The Missing Partnership That Could Change a Student’s Future

  Every community says it wants young people to succeed. Every school wants students to graduate with purpose. Every local employer wants a stronger workforce. Every chamber of commerce wants a healthier local economy. Yet in many places, these goals still operate on separate tracks. School counselors are helping students think about classes, graduation requirements, college…

  Robert Trivette

  20 May 2026

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  apprenticeships, career readiness, career-connected-learning, career-exploration, career-pathways, chambers-of-commerce, community partnerships, community-college, economic development, education-partnerships, employer-partnerships, internships, job-shadowing, local-economy, local-employers, local-workforce, postsecondary-planning, school-business-partnerships, school-counselors, skilled-trades, student-mentorship, student-opportunity, student-success, workforce development, youth opportunity

• Are Scholarships Reaching Students With Disabilities?

  Every spring, school foundations do something deeply meaningful. They stand beside students at award nights, announce scholarship winners, recognize achievement, and help young people take one more step toward college, trade school, training, or work. These moments matter. A scholarship is more than a check. It is a public statement that a community sees a…

  Robert Trivette

  20 May 2026

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  career readiness, community-college, disability inclusion, disability-awareness, education-equity, education-funding, foundation-boards, idea, inclusive education, inclusive-scholarships, local businesses, public-schools, scholarship-access, scholarships, school-counselors, school-foundations, school-scholarships, special-education, student support, student-opportunity, student-success, students with disabilities, trade-school, transition-services, workforce-training

• Student Entrepreneur Saturdays: A Local Bank Partnership Idea for Youth Entrepreneurship and Financial Readiness

  Student Entrepreneur Saturdays is an idea for local banks to help students build real world business skills, financial confidence, and entrepreneurial thinking through a simple community based Saturday program. The concept would bring together local banks, schools, small business owners, chambers of commerce, libraries, colleges, and community mentors to give young people practical exposure to…

  Robert Trivette

  6 May 2026

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  business education, career readiness, entrepreneurship education, financial literacy, local banks, school partnerships, student entrepreneurship, workforce development, youth entrepreneurship, youth opportunity