Earlier this year, Catalyze conducted a comprehensive analysis of its Round One and Round Two grantee portfolio and 850 Round Three applications. Our goal was to surface trends and insights about what is working in career-connected learning and where additional opportunities exist to accelerate innovation and learning.

Today, Catalyze announced Round Four of the Catalyze Challenge, which seeks programs with demonstrated success providing learners aged 11-22 with career-connected learning opportunities and pathways that bridge the gap between education and careers. This round of grants will fund organizations that are ready to scale and will focus on two primary themes — career exploration for young adolescents and activating industry partnerships.

Understanding and addressing the complexities of career-connected learning is essential to creating accessible and innovative career pathways for learners.  As one of the nation's largest communities of practice focused on career-connected learning, Catalyze is at the forefront of transforming how learners aged 11-22 engage with education and career opportunities.

Catalyze grantees RevX and WeThrive are championing financial independence and economic mobility by preparing the next generation with financial education and empowering students to make well-informed decisions about their finances.

Catalyze Birmingham has launched its second round of grant funding, designed to support nonprofit organizations in the greater Birmingham area that bridge the gap between education and career.

Catalyze grantee Chicago Scholars, and its social enterprise REACH Pathways, were created to address the challenges that diverse, first-generation college students in Chicago may face in achieving a successful future.

Catalyze’s recent webinar, Unlocking Career Potential: Real-World Innovations in Career-Connected Learning, brought together leaders from Propel America and the National Indian Education Association to share their experiences and insights.

Two Catalyze grantees are at the forefront of developing robust pipelines to support a steady flow of qualified and passionate educators and reshape the story about what it means to work in education.

A recent report explores the challenges and opportunities for career-connected learning practitioners to support students as they navigate the post-high school transition.

With increased federal and state-level funding to expand programs, career-connected learning has seen a growing sense of momentum. As a result, a deeper understanding of its benefits and applications has emerged, providing greater clarity on the topic overall.