The national Cybersecurity Pathways Initiative enrolled more than 700 students across 10 districts in its first pathway year¶
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q2 i? Across 10 participating districts, more than 700 students enrolled in the first pathway year (SY 23-24) of the national Cybersecurity Pathways Initiative. → Babineau 2025
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Babineau 2025¶
Babineau, K., Aso, C., Ganoo, K., Jacobs, B., Lenderman, K., Shah, Z., Smith, K., & Young, V. M. (2025). From Rural Districts to Statewide Pathways: A Blueprint for Scaling Cybersecurity Workforce Development Through Regional Collaboration. Digital Promise. https://doi.org/10.51388/20.500.12265/263
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Program enrollment figure reported for the 2022 national initiative facilitated by Digital Promise with IBM, Akamai Foundation, and Hearst Foundation support; descriptive count only, no comparison or effect size.
"Across the 10 participating districts, more than 700 students enrolled in the first pathway year (SY 23-24)"
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Related Claims¶
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- Early exposure to career pathways in high school is reported to enhance students' self-efficacy and occupational awareness — a broader claim this one bears on
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The national Cybersecurity Pathways Initiative enrolled more than 700 students across 10 districts in its first pathway year |
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The national Cybersecurity Pathways Initiative enrolled more than 700 students across 10 districts in its first pathway year |
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