📚 Education Mar 16, 2026 · Ellen Ullman

Beyond the Classroom: How School Districts Are Building Real-World Career Pathways

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When a water-treatment plant outside Denver discovered an algae problem in its pipes, it did not call an engineering firm. It called the students.The aquatic robotics team at the Innovation Center at St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, Colorado, sent underwater robots into the facility, collected data, identified the algae species and helped eradicate it. The plant now contracts with the student team for quarterly checkups. Neighboring towns have started calling, too.This is not a simulation o

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