Too often school leaders, teachers and counselors invest their energies into preparing students for college. In today's society, that's not enough. Students must be prepared for multiple options after high school including gainful employment. This newsletter looks at ways schools can ensure more students are college and career-ready by creating optional career pathways aligned to high-demand, high-wage careers. This newsletter looks at a school the Division of Adult and Technical Education in West Virginia; the Center for Advanced Technical Studies (CATS) in Chapin, South Carolina; Goose Creek High School in the Berkeley County School District in South Carolina; and Queens Vocational and Technical High School (VTHS), a comprehensive high school and a career and technical education (CTE) center all in one in Long Island City, New York.