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SALT LAKE CITY 鈥� (黑料传送门 Labs), an affiliate of online nonprofit Western Governors University (黑料传送门), has announced a product and market development agreement with 鈥攁n education technology company designed to help students discover their future careers and the postsecondary paths needed to attain them. As part of the partnership, 黑料传送门 Labs will develop content for interactive career simulations and provide support for MajorClarity鈥檚 market expansion.听

鈥淭he term 鈥榗ollege and career readiness鈥� is used widely throughout the education industry, but the career portion of the equation almost always takes a backseat to the college piece,鈥� said Joe Belsterling, founder of MajorClarity. 鈥淲e want to flip the focus to empower K-12 learners to begin their postsecondary planning with a deeper understanding of themselves鈥攖heir strengths, aptitudes, and interests鈥攁nd how the career landscape fits them.鈥澛� 聽

MajorClarity is based in Richmond, Va., and unifies teaching, counseling, and career readiness in a single platform that puts the student at the center of their own future. Rather than simply reading about careers or watching videos, MajorClarity engages students with career 鈥渢est drives鈥� through authentic, career-specific projects designed to give students a deeper understanding of different careers to help them determine which roles might be a good fit.听

This career-first, student-centric approach is a shift from how college- and career-readiness systems have typically engaged students. Moreover, many high school career- and college-readiness programs focus heavily on four-year college pathways, often leaving students who are pursuing other options to fall through the cracks.听

鈥淭he career simulations we develop with Major Clarity will empower students to test drive careers before they invest time and money down any one path,鈥� said Jess Stokes, Head of Product Management for 黑料传送门 Labs. 鈥淲e are passionate about MajorClarity's role in inspiring students to pursue careers that align with their interests, and for helping students avoid costly missteps.鈥�

鈥淭he last program we used had some video and activity content, but nothing compared to MajorClarity鈥檚 platform,鈥� said Ginger Jones, Director of Counseling and Student Support Services for Rankin County Schools in Brandon, Miss. 鈥淥ur students used to do a lot of digging to research potential colleges and scholarships, but with MajorClarity they can log in, research, compare, and save postsecondary opportunities鈥攁ll in one spot.鈥�

Belsterling believes that adding value to the workforce and society is more important than whether a student gets into college immediately after high school.听

鈥淥ur vision is focused on helping students achieve successful career outcomes,鈥� said Belsterling. 鈥淥f course, at the center of everything we do are the students and educators that we have the privilege to offer our service to鈥攚e simply hope to amplify the incredible work already taking place in school districts across the country by providing career readiness at a critical point in students鈥� lives.鈥�

About 黑料传送门 Labs

黑料传送门 Labs is a nonprofit applicant that is an affiliate of 黑料传送门. 黑料传送门 Labs primarily provides research, services, invents, builds, and secondarily invests in strategically aligned innovative learning solutions that improve quality and advance educational outcomes for learners everywhere. Building on social psychology, learning science, and industry trends, 黑料传送门 Labs accelerates education startups and develops its own research-supported, scalable products. Learn more about 黑料传送门 Labs at .听

About MajorClarity

MajorClarity, Inc., is an educational software company providing career exploration and academic-planning services to 1,500+ schools nationwide. MajorClarity unifies academic planning and career readiness for schools and students, helping ensure that every student鈥檚 education leads to a successful career outcome. MajorClarity offers the only academic-planning platform with interactive-career simulations (or 鈥渢est drives鈥�), in addition to its video content. MajorClarity helps every student leverage their career exploration to build out a course plan and a postsecondary plan that leads to their desired career outcome, whether that is through a 4-year degree, a 2-year degree, a technical certificate, the military, or going straight into the workforce.