State Superintendent for Public Instruction Dr. June Atkinson joins a panel of community leaders and educators to discuss how the NC Department of Public Instruction is working with the business community to make education more dynamic for all students.

In this video, the panel discusses why it’s important to teach students about typical workplace expectations.

Dr. Atkinson discusses why middle school students are selected for the Students@Work program and why it’s important to expose middle school students to career opportunities.

The Panel talks about how Students@Work helps the business community.

Leigh Brady of the NC Business Committee for Education talks about the mission of the NC Business Committee for Education.

One of the participants for the Students&Work program talks about his experience while job shadowing at the State Employees Credit Union.

Felicia Gray-Watson, from the Career and Technical Education section at the NC Department of Public Instruction, discusses how job shadowing helps students make the connection between what they are learning in the classroom and the real world.

The panel takes viewer questions and answers one about the availability of career assessment tests in schools.