Academic Standards - Why They are Important to Your Child's Success
Acceleration of Gifted Learners (see Gifted Learners, Acceleration for)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
Adoption
Applying for Jobs
Assistive Technology
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Career and Labor Market Information
Career Planning
Childhood Obesity (Overweight)
Choices for Parents When Their Child's School "Needs Improvement"
Citizenship and Government
College and Major Choice
College Credit in High School
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Drinking (Alcohol Use, Binge Drinking)
Drugs (Substance Abuse, Marijuana, Meth, etc.)
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Economics
Education Options After High School
Educator Licensure
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Financial Aid (see Paying for College)
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Geography
Gifted Children, Parenting
Gifted Leaners, Identification of
Gifted Learners, Acceleration for
Graduation Requirements
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History
HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections
How Good is Your Child's School?
How No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Helps Students
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Identification of Gifted Learners (see Gifted Learners, Identification of)
Interest and Skills Assessments (see Skills and Interest Assessments)
Interviewing for Jobs
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Job Application (see Applying for Jobs)
Job Interviews (see Interviewing for Jobs)
Job Search
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Labor Market and Career Information (see Career and Labor Market Information)
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Military Families
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Nutrition (Healthy Eating)
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Parental Involvement
Parenting Gifted Children (see Gifted Children, Parenting)
Paying for College
Physical Activity (Exercise, Working Out, Physical Fitness)
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Radon
Reading: Challenges and Difficulties
Response to Interventions (RTI)
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Saving for College
School-Parent Compact for Student's in Title I Programs
School Lunches
School Report Cards
Searching for a Job (see Job Search)
Second Hand Smoke
Skills and Interest Assessments
Smoking (Tobacco Use)
Supplemental Educational Services (SES)
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Teacher Licensure (see Educator Licensure)
Teachers, Licensed Minnesota (see Educator Licensure)
Tests for Skills and Interests (see Skills and Interest Assessments)
Transferring Colleges
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Violence/Bullying
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What is a Title I School
Career and Labor Market Information
By Sandy Donovan
Career information Analyst
iSeek Solutions
Helping your child prepare for a rewarding career may be one of your top goals as a parent. But it's not an easy task, and making sure you have all the resources you need can be challenging.
That's why it's worth spending a little time to get to know labor market information. This term is used to describe the wide variety of available data about occupations, industries, skills, salaries, job openings and more. Having access to updated, local labor market information is a critical part of career planning.
Students can get started using labor market information by taking an assessment. Assessments help students-or anyone-match their interests, talents and values to potential careers.
Next, you and your child can explore potential careers together. Before choosing a career, students can look into the skills, knowledge and abilities needed for certain jobs. They can get a feel for daily work activities and technology used on the jobs. And they can see how many people get hired in that occupation each year, as well as how much they get paid.
Students can then make career decisions based on which jobs most closely match their interests, which ones are in demand, which ones pay the most, and which ones have educational requirements they can meet.
Get started exploring labor market information with the resources on this page.
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