Pathways Policies That Work

How states can integrate multiple funding sources to strengthen career pathways initiatives?

Braiding is the process of combining multiple funding sources for a single program or purpose. It is an essential and powerful tool for state policymakers hoping to build career pathways programs. This brief offers a common set of principles for braiding and action steps state leaders can take to get started.

• Executive summary
• Full brief
• New funding spotlights:
  • Using the New Federal Scholarship Tax Credit to Fund Career Pathways in Public Schools 
  • Leveraging Workforce Pell to Build Data Infrastructure for Career Pathways (coming soon)

This brief is part of the Pathways Policies That Work series. Click here to read the other policy briefs in the series.