Career Exploration & Readiness

Nebraska Career Connections is a comprehensive career exploration and planning tool.  BBF, in partnership with the Nebraska Department of Education, is implementing Nebraska Career Connections in 15 pilot schools and in the Middle School Learning Center initiative sites.

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Diploma Now!
 
Diploma Now! is the BBF framework for a comprehensive approach to increasing graduation rates and decreasing the dropout rate.  Strategies and alternatives for a smooth transition between schools and the juvenile justice system are being examined.  In partnership with early childhood strategies to re-engage teen parents in a pathway to a high school diploma will be implemented.  Developing multiple pathways to a high school diploma for students who have dropped out will be a component of the framework.  Credit recovery and credit rescue will be available in the pilot high schools.

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