This document provides an overview of Pennsylvania's Career Education and Work standards (Standard Area 13). It explains that the standards reflect increasing complexity in career skills that students should know and be able to do in grades 3, 5, 8, and 11. Pennsylvania's economic future depends on having a well-educated workforce with solid foundations in career education. The standards are divided into career awareness, acquisition, retention, and entrepreneurship. Teachers are given freedom to integrate the standards into their existing lesson plans across subjects. Benefits include engaging students, making academics more relevant, and ensuring students learn critical life skills.