{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Golden Ticket to Improve Special Education","title":"CareerWise Apprenticeships & Staffing Solutions","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2569,"description":"SHOW NOTES — “CareerWise Apprenticeships & Staffing Solutions”Element 13 — Staffing Solutions (Performance Domain)Featuring: Noel Ginsburg, Founder of CareerWise⭐ EXECUTIVE SUMMARYIn this powerful episode, Bob Barrows welcomes Noel Ginsburg — entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, and founder of CareerWise — for a transformative look at how apprenticeships are reshaping solutions to special education staffing shortages.Noël shares how founding his first company during college, mentoring students through the “I Have a Dream” Foundation, and a life-changing trip to Switzerland all converged into the creation of CareerWise, an apprenticeship model now scaling across the United States. Through partnerships with school districts, state departments of education, and higher education institutions, CareerWise is creating sustainable earn-and-learn pathways that strengthen the teacher workforce — including Special Education Generalist licensure pathways.Bob and Noel dig deep into how paraeducators can become licensed special education teachers, why apprenticeship improves retention, and how this model is building a symbiotic path to adult success for students and educators alike. Episode Transcript⭐ KEY TAKEAWAYS1. Apprenticeships solve staffing shortages by growing teachers from withinParaeducators already know the classroom, understand student needs, and bring commitment — making them ideal candidates for SPED teacher apprenticeships.2. Switzerland inspired a scalable U.S. modelSeeing a country where 70% of students enter apprenticeships showed Noël that mentorship, soft-skill development, and workplace-based learning could work at scale in America.3. Apprenticeship is an “options multiplier” for young peopleStudents can go directly into work, continue postsecondary education, or do both — expanding opportunity rather than limiting it.4. Legislation + higher-ed innovation were essentialColorado passed enabling legislation allowing teaching credentials through nontraditional,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/15E97zklvRkkH-331tFxz64VM6eT_ThB0dOe3mT4xes/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hZjU3/MDM0YjAyNjgwMDY1/YTJmNmUxZDcxNTJi/NTk2YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}