Untapped Potential Project

There’s no way to sugarcoat this: As long as schools are fully or partially shuttered, all of the opportunity gaps that plague us will widen, and the students who most need hands-on, individualized attention will suffer most.

Can hands-on CTE work online? It depends. There’s no way to sugarcoat this: As long as schools are fully or partially shuttered, all of the opportunity gaps that plague us will widen, and the students who most need hands-on, individualized attention will suffer most.

One of the primary purposes of high school over the past century has been to help young people build relationships that help accumulate social capital. On one level, schools have done this well. But on another, they have failed too many of their students.

The importance of ‘bridging social capital’ One of the primary purposes of high school over the past century has been to help young people build relationships that help accumulate social capital. On one level, schools have done this well. But on another, they have failed too many of their students.