Commission on Opportunities After High School
The Commission’s report, Thriving After High School, embodies the hard-won consensus of practitioners from different sectors, political and educational ideologies, and socioeconomic contexts.
In the face of big dreams and big challenges, our civic, education, and workforce ecosystems must transform to empower learners.
High School Student in Indiana
“The main way that I would measure success is not just the impact you’re making on your own life, but the one you’re leaving on others.”
Empowering Choice
Learners need a variety of postsecondary pathways to thrive in education, work, and life.
Four strategies. Ten recommendations.
Inspiring Work Nationwide
Over 100 examples of strong cross-sector partnerships, effective policies, and learner-centered programs across the country.
High School Student in California
“It’s a privilege, if you have money saved up, to follow your dreams. If not, you’re like, all right, I’m going to go to a career path where I’m stable, I need a house, I need food, I need stability.”
Learn more about the Commission’s guiding principles.
Read the Commission’s full report and recommendations.