Current approaches to secondary school are producing high numbers of dropouts and low numbers of students well prepared for college and careers. Given the likelihood that the post- 2015 global development agenda will focus on education quality and relevance, with an emphasis on applied skills for work, a successful reform movement in the United States that blends rigorous academic learning, applied technical study, and work-based learning may be of global interest. Transporting a successful approach from one country to another must be carefully considered and implemented, paying attention to variables in local political economies and education systems. RTI International is developing approaches for adapting the successful U.S.-based approach, called Linked Learning, to other countries’ contexts. Of particular interest are questions of equity—exploring the effects that neighborhoods, parental influence, gender, and peers have on pathways selection and on performance.