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Join us for a solver webinar on Nov. 3rd at 3:00 PM EST

The Reach Higher Career App Challenge is off to an exciting start, and on November 3rd, the U.S. Department of Education is hosting a live webinar to provide an overview of key Challenge information, and discuss questions about the Challenge.

Topics presented during the webinar will include an in-depth explanation of the Challenge, detailing key aspects of the criteria and the multi-stage competition process. The webinar will conclude with a Q&A session.

Albert Palacios, Education Program Specialist at the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education will host the webinar. He will be joined by judge, Cory Notestine, Counseling & Postsecondary Coordinator at Colorado Springs School District 11, who will share his perspective as a former school counselor in supporting students as they plan for their future. The American School Counselor Association recently named Cory the 2015 National School Counselor of the Year.

The Reach Higher Career App Challenge launched earlier this month to promote the development of mobile solutions that will help students navigate education and career pathways.

With $465,000 in total prizes, the Challenge calls upon app developers, educators, and data mavens to submit mobile solutions to improve access to information about career and technical education (CTE), help students navigate education and career paths, and increase the capacity of career counselors to serve students. We hope you can join us on November 3rd, and bring any questions you have about the Challenge.

The webinar registration is available here.

Following the session, the webinar will be archived. If you use a TDD or TTY, please contact us at hello@reachhigherchallenge.com.

Launched Today: The Reach Higher Career App Challenge

Today, the U.S. Department of Education launched the Reach Higher Career App Challenge with a cash prize pool of $225,000, and over $240,000 in additional prizes. The Challenge seeks to promote the development of mobile solutions that will help students navigate education and career options.

The Reach Higher initiative is the First Lady’s effort to inspire every student in America to take charge of their future by pursuing their education beyond high school.

The First Lady is calling on America’s innovators to design new mobile apps that will help students learn about all career options, including career and technical education (CTE) pathways, and connect them with the programs and jobs they need to fulfill their dreams:

“One simple app can open up a whole new world for our young people.”

– First Lady Michelle Obama

The submissions should include integrated tools to assess student skills and interests, and offer information on occupations, education options, credentials, and career-seeking skills. Want to learn more? Visit ReachHigherChallenge.com to read about the judging criteria and find the rules, terms, and conditions.

Those interested in participating should submit their mobile app concepts by December 7, 2015. We look forward to seeing many breakthrough concepts from America’s innovators as we work together to help students prepare for the future.