Nashville, T.N.. — The South Carolina Department of Education received the Excellence in Action Award for Outstanding State Support for Advanced Career from the Southern Regional Education Board at the 31st Annual High Schools That Work Staff Development Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 12. 

“The path to the middle class for many individuals will be through an intellectually demanding career pathway program joined with a college-ready core linked to quality work-site learning experiences,” says SREB executive vice president Gene Bottoms. “The South Carolina Department of Education has demonstrated a strong commitment to building a robust career pathway system. As one of eight states that collaborated with SREB in the development of Advanced Career, South Carolina is dedicated to addressing economic needs in the state.” 

The High Schools That Work Staff Development Conference brings together educators from schools that have implemented the instructional strategies of the Literacy Design Collaborative, the Mathematics Design Collaborative and SREB’s Advanced Career STEM-based curricula. These schools have increased focus on career and technical education by redesigning assignments around projects that often involve both academic and career pathway classes.

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The Southern Regional Education Board works with states and educators to improve public education at every level, from early childhood through postsecondary education. Visit SREB.org/2017HSTW for more information about the conference.