Helping Students Avoid the “Engagement Cliff” through High School Redesign
Proactively connecting students to opportunities that align with their interests could help students thrive at school and help build pathways to careers in the community.
Abby Quirk is a policy analyst for K–12 Education at the Center for American Progress, where her work focuses on reimagining schools, preparing youth for college and the future workforce, and student well-being. She previously worked as a research coordinator for Angela Duckworth at the University of Pennsylvania studying the psychology of self-control and motivation in high school students.
Proactively connecting students to opportunities that align with their interests could help students thrive at school and help build pathways to careers in the community.