National Urban League

The National Urban League is one of the nation’s most prominent civil rights organizations focused on empowering the African American community and other underserved communities. The National Urban League aims to remove barriers and provide opportunities through direct program approaches, research, policy, and engagement around important and seemingly intractable issues that impede communities from thriving. For over 100 years, the National Urban League has engaged in this work alongside our 90+ regional affiliates, serving over 300 communities in 36 states and Washington, DC, in an effort to realize a more equitable society whereby one’s circumstances at birth do not predict their life outcomes.

In the evolving landscape of education in the United States, career pathways are emerging as a transformative force for learners to navigate a future demanding a skilled and adaptable workforce. This report details thediverse range of programs from career and technical education (CTE), to early college initiatives that combine high school coursework with credit-bearing college coursework, to college and career readiness programs run by community-based organizations.