P20 Resources

P20 Resources 


What is P20?

P20 is a term that refers to the full educational spectrum from preschool to postsecondary education and to a career. P20 programs aim to make seamless transitions for students throughout preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, and college so that students stay on an education path that moves them to a postsecondary degree or credential that prepares them for a career and participation in the workforce. P20 programs promote partnerships and collaboration between preschools, K-12 schools, institutions of higher education, businesses and industry, and the community.

Some common elements of P20 programs are early exposure to career options, work-based and project-based learning that connects students to businesses and the community, apprenticeships and internships, opportunities to earn college credits and credentials while in high school, professional development for teachers, college and career readiness, college and career pathways, financial planning for college, articulation agreements, data sharing, lifelong learning, and equitable opportunities for all students. Common goals of P20 programs are to create positive educational outcomes of all students, to increase the college-going and graduation rates, and to improve the lives of all individuals through greater educational and career opportunities.

This webpage provides links to several types of P20 resources:

P20 Programs Across the Country 

Reports Related to P20 Topics 

  • “College Going and the Class of 2021” by THEC/TSAC See report
  • "Tennessee College Going and the Class of 2022" by THEC/TSAC: See report

  • "Improving the Pipeline for Tennessee's Workforce: Academic Supply for Occupational Demand Report 2023" by THEC/TSAC: See report
  • “Dual Enrollment Across SREB States”: See report
  • “Scaling Dual Enrollment in Rural Communities”: See report
  • “Understanding Flexible Rural Career Pathways”: See report
  • “The High Demand for Durable Skills” by SCORE:  See report
  • "How America Completes College” by Sallie Mae: See report
  • Tennessee Board of Regents - Overview of Education Initiatives: See slide deck from 2019 meeting
  • "Conducting a Scan of Your College Access and Success System" by OMG Center for Collaborative Learning: See report
  • "A Foot in the Door" on Dual Enrollment in California: See report
  • "Indicators of Teenage Career Readiness": See report
  • "Building a Vision for Early Postsecondary Opportunities" by SCORE (State Collaborative on Reforming Education": See report
  • "Tennessee's Post-Pandemic Workforce: Implications for the Value of Going to College": by UTK Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research: See PowerPoint Slides
  • "Tennessee's Post-Pandemic Workforce: Implications for the Value of Going to College" by UTK Boyd Center for Business and Economic Research: See report
  • "The Shifting American Economy and Postsecondary Pathways" by Education Strategy Group: See report
  • "Stackability Guide: Building Credential Connections Within Institutions": by Education Strategy Group: See report
  • "Ensuring Equitable Postsecondary Transitions" by Education Strategy Group: See benchmarking tool
  • "Let's Get to Work: Learning from Success in Career and Technical Education" (2019) by Chiefs for Change: See report
  • "Rural Community College Excellence: A Guide to Delivering Strong Opportunity for Students and Communities" by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program: See report
  • "Sowing New Fields: Innovative programs work to link rural learners to good-paying jobs, with an eye towards growing small-town economies" by Ascendium: See report
  • "Education for What?" by the Lumina Foundation and Gallup: Download from this link




  • "Worlds Apart: The Non-College Economy" by the Lumina Foundation: See report
  • "The Value of Community Colleges: Recent Students' Motivations and Outcomes": See report 

Websites Related to P20 Topics

Articles Related to P20 Topics

  • “Study: Preschool Gives a Boost to College Attendance”: See article
  • “Why P-16/P-20 Educational Systems?”: See article
  • “Freshmen, Dual Enrollments Push UP Community College Enrollments”: See article
  • "Rural Community Colleges: Rising to the Challenge": See article
  • “Visualizing the American Workforce as 100 People”: See article
  • “More High School Grads Forego College in Hot Labor Market”: See article  
  • “For Career and Technical Education Success, Employer Involvement is Key”: See article
  • "Dual Enrollment Comes at a Cost": See article
  • "Varieties of Dual Enrollment": See article
  • "Benefits of Dual Enrollment": See article
  • "The Students Who Aren't Coming": See article
  • TN Statewide Agreement between Community College and TCATs: See article
  • "College Going is Changing; We Need Better Data": See article
  • "Measuring Higher Ed's Benefits Beyond Earnings": See article 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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