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Philadelphia Academies gives the following descriptive information:

Reimagining high school. That’s not what we set out to do when we originated the career academy model back in 1969 as a solution to the dropout crisis. Our experiment became a game changer. The model is now used in 7000 high schools across the country.

Career academies connect student interests’ with career aspirations, making high school education personally relevant. Students take a mixture of career and academic classes throughout their high school careers within small learning communities organized by industry themes. Throughout high school, students get professional learning experiences beyond the classroom, opportunities to engage with working adults, and the chance to apply classroom learnings to real-world problems.

The model’s effectiveness has proof. Career academies lead to higher graduation rates, increased postsecondary enrollment, higher earning potential, and greater civic engagements.

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-The mission of Philadelphia Academies, Inc. (PAI) is to expand life and economic options for Philadelphia public school students through career-focused programming that prepares young people for employment and post-secondary education.
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-PAI exists to make high school more relevant for students, and increase their chances of graduating ready for success in careers and post-secondary education. We are the city's only youth development organization that helps to implement and support the career academy model, an evidence-based approach to increasing high school graduation rates. Since the model's founding, it has been adopted throughout 2,500 high schools throughout the country.
-Embedded in the model are three core activities – career connected programming that motivates young people, the active development of social adult networks to help students' make a successful transition into adulthood, and professional development for principals, teachers and school administrators to use the model as a tool for successful school reforms. These efforts work together to produce the outcomes that we desire for students.
-Our role is to serve as an intermediary, bringing the financial and human resources of the business community into Philadelphia public schools. For students, we provide work and college preparation readiness skills, connections to internship experiences, and scholarships that provide a path toward a productive life. For teachers and school administrators, we provide tailored professional development supports to help them integrate the model throughout an entire school so that all young people may benefit.
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