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2024 Parent Perception Study Shows Kansas Parents Open to Skilled Careers, Alternatives to Traditional College
A recently completed survey of parent perceptions of post-secondary options and high-demand careers found significant changes since it was first conducted in 2019, including parents’ growing…
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Building Dreams: My Journey as a HirePaths Ambassador in Elementary Gifted Education
As an elementary gifted education teacher, I've always been deeply passionate about providing my students with opportunities that extend beyond the traditional classroom walls. Education isn't just…
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How HirePaths Enriched Our Learning Outside the Classroom
I’m Jennifer Kesler, and I teach second grade at Stockton Grade School in Stockton, Kansas. We are a small 1A rural school in north central Kansas. I was chosen to serve as a HirePaths Teacher…
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Using HirePaths in a Title 1 Classroom
Being the Title Teacher at my elementary school in Russell, I work primarily with students (second through fifth grade) on reading intervention skills and supporting teachers with testing and…
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HirePaths Helps Showcase Non-Traditional Paths
Before becoming a teacher, I was the owner of an auto business. One of the many challenges I encountered in that role was finding…
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Exploring Careers in Preschool
People may think, “Why ask a three-year-old what they want to be when they grow up?” Or, “They are just babies, let them be kids first.” The way I see it is, why not do both? You can still let kids…
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My Year as a HirePaths Teacher Ambassador
As an agricultural education teacher, I spend my days with students who have a passion and drive to make the world a better place. It is my purpose as their teacher to provide them with as many…
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Empowering Students Through Career Exploration: My Journey as a HirePaths Teacher Ambassador
When I became a HirePaths Teacher Ambassador, I didn’t know what kinds of resources were available for me and my students.
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Four Ways to Empower Students for Their Futures
As a middle school teacher, I interact with students every day. One of my goals is to get to know my students so I can teach…
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HirePaths Shows Students How to Succeed
In my class, I aim to facilitate inspiration by creating a welcoming and creative space, with the students working together to develop classroom norms. Eliminating a structured environment helps us…