_Resources for Teachers, Educators and Schools

  • Education Planner (www.educationplanner.org) is a one‐stop career and college planning site for students and their parents.
  • FAFSA (www.fafsa.com) provides information about obtaining grants for college.
  • Junior Achievement of Western PA (www.jawesternpa.org) is the world's largest and fastest-growing economic education organization - a youth development organization with the core purpose to inspire and prepare young people to succeed in a globaleconomy.  JA is committed to educating young people on the concepts of entrepreneurship, work-force readiness, and financial literacy. 
  • PA Resource Guide (www.paworkstats.state.pa.us) is an educator tool aligned with the Pennsylvania Career Guide to assist students and jobseekers through career awareness and exploration exercises.
  • PA Career Education Work Standards (www.pacareerstandards.com) encompass the skills Pennsylvania’s students need to obtain prior to graduation from high school in order to succeed in the workplace. They complement all disciplines and other academic standards. It is up to individual school districts to decide how they are to be taught. Districts can implement integration strategies within existing disciplines or can implement stand‐alone courses to specifically address these standards.
  • PA Next: A Guide to Life After High School (www.panext.com) is an online magazine packed with tips and information to help students make tough decisions about life after high school. Geared toward juniors, Next focuses on topics such as hot jobs, growing industries and where the money is. The articles also help students learn more about higher education and training options and the many ways to pay for those higher education options.
  • PHEAA (www.pheaa.org) is an organization specializing in making college affordable, offering both loans and assistance in finding out what you need to make your college experience rich and rewarding.
  • The Teacher‐to‐Teacher Initiative (www.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiatives) was designed by teachers for teachers in order to provide technical support, professional development opportunities, and recognition for teachers of all content areas and grade levels. Research confirms that teachers are the single most important factor in raising student achievement and the Teacher‐to‐Teacher Initiative aims to strengthen the PA Department of Education's efforts to provide the necessary support for teachers.
  • Career & Technical Education Resources can be found at The Vocational Information Center.  This website is an education directory that provides links to online resources for career exploration, technical education, workforce development, technical schools and related vocational learning resources (http://www.khake.com/)
  • Washington County Literacy Council The purpose of the Washington County Literacy Council is to promote literacy by teaching low‐level & non‐reading adults basic literacy skills using trained tutors & by generating community awareness & support. (www.wclc4literacy.org)
  • For all Washington and Greene county school districts' websites click here
  • EconomicsDegrees.net is a reference website for students who wish to take up economics degrees as their educational options. This website has data collected from various websites across the internet which have information which can be of vital importance for students looking for information on the Internet. (http://www.economicsdegree.net )

Southwest Corner High Priority Occupation List

Pennsylvania's workforce development strategy targets education and training dollars to High Priority Occupations: job categories that are in demand by employers, have higher skill needs and are most likely to provide family-sustaining wages. (High Priority Occupations in the Southwest Corner)

Additional information on HPOs in Pennsylvania CLICK HERE