Connecting the Dots Between Education, Interests and Careers, Grades 7-10: A Guide for School Practitioners. Sarah Klerk - Paperback

Sarah M. Klerk was just appointed the President of CEOs for Cities, a global learning community and partnership network that connects urban leaders to each other and to smart ideas and practices for making cities successful. Klerk is an expert on workforce development who has worked with the Workforce Strategy Center, where she helped communities develop career pathways; the Chicago Jobs Council; where she worked to ensure access to employment and career advancement opportunities for people living in poverty; and the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, where she conducted research on workforce, economic, and educational development and worked with community stakeholders to improve the economy through educational and workforce development. As a Volunteer Coordinator for ExperienceCorp, Sarah also worked in San Francisco Public Schools as an AmeriCorps VISTA worker. Sarah holds a Master′s of Public Policy from the University of Chicago.