51 research outputs found
Moving Beyond 20th Century Education: Emerging Trends in CTE and Project-based Learning
Get PDFMoving Beyond 20th Century Education: Emerging Trends in CTE and Project-based Learning, intended to be an update to the Institute’s 2011 CTE report, attempts to highlight the connections between improving educational achievement and preparing students to take part in the workforce of tomorrow through the new methods of integrating career and technical education and project-based learning that are occurring in our region. The report highlights such innovations to promote greater understanding of the practices among education and workforce stakeholders
A Continuum of Care Approach: Western Pennsylvania's Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Get PDFThe opioid problem in Western Pennsylvania and across the United States is a public health and public safety emergency. As reflected in the statistical information set forth in this report, overdose is the leading cause of accidental death, and heroin and opioids are involved in the majority of those cases. The direct and indirect costs of this epidemic to victims and families are staggering. The problem is terribly complicated and requires urgent attention, new ideas, and a solution. This report seeks to provide an extensive inventory of efforts already underway in Western Pennsylvania, deliver a framework for moving forward together, and inform other communities and regions as they work to address the heroin and opioid epidemic
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