What can educators do?

Educators and administrators can take steps at the K-12 level to ensure graduates' success. This includes analyzing students' paths after high school, providing support for the college application process, promoting financial aid options and scholarships, and aligning career goals. In college, administrators can host networking events, offer skills training, and promote social and economic mobility. Making students feel valued and involved in their schools can drive them to succeed after graduation. What can educators and administrators do to ensure that graduates are successful? In order to ensure more success for graduates, steps can be taken starting at the K-12 level before entering college. Analyzing students' paths after high school graduation can inform strategies to better support students' preparation for post-secondary education and careers. Strategizing identifying needs for additional support for application process, promoting financial aid options and potential scholarship opportunities based on societal factors like race, gender, ethnicity, disability, economically, and so on, as well as job searching in relation to aligned career goals that are all options that educators can start implementing before college. During college, administrators can host networking events such as career fairs and on-campus interviews for opportunities like internships, offer skills and training programs, and promote social and economic mobility. Making students feel value in their investments and involvement in their schools may encourage them to drive to have success for post-graduation.