Extending Equity into the Digital Workforce Extending Equity into the Digital Workforce is a 4-year, US Department of Education-funded project that aims to increase readiness for IT careers among low-income youth, first-generation college enrollers, racially and ethnically diverse students, and other underrepresented populations in information technologies.

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Key Objectives:

1. increase school infrastructures to support an online IT Career Pathway in all 20 NM ECHSs;
2. increase the availability of the online pathway for 125 incoming 9th grade students annually at a minimum, and all 9th through 12th grade students who wish to enroll;
3. provide career-infused Algebra 1 and Geometry curricula as a foundation for the IT pathway, increasing student math scores by 20%; and
4. increase participation and presence of 30 businesses through videotaped presentations, mentor/mentee relationships, capstone projects, and virtual and onsite work-based learning opportunities.

At the core of the project is the development and deployment of a 100% virtual career pathway in information technologies, to be available through students through New Mexico’s early college high schools initially and then to all students.

 

Downloads	Reference
Read the Project Abstract Project Overview Presentation	Federal Project Award Number: S411B210027 Project Director: David Bowman, REC-1 Executive Director