TWEET OF THE WEEK
Career and Technical Education a key part of revitalized ed outlook https://t.co/xRnlMWPBeM via @educationdive
— Tri Star CC (@Tristarcc1) April 11, 2016
ARTICLE OF THE WEEK
Though employers are having trouble filling vacant jobs, (there are 600,000 jobs open in the manufacturing industry currently) students aren’t being equip with the skills they need to succeed in many of the careers across industry sectors. While there are many Career Technical Education (CTE) programs breaking the mold of what some think of as traditional vocational education, there’s still much work to be done to raise the standards of CTE programs everywhere, such as regularly training educators in industry advancements, developing real apprenticeship opportunities for students, and demanding that policy leaders make a long-term investment in CTE.
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK
The White House hosted its annual science fair this week, and a few future CTE students stole the show.
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Katie Fitzgerald, Communications AssociateÂ