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i3 Grant Provides STEM Graduation Path for Colorado Students
Thanks to the implementation of a five-year, $3.6 million Investing in Innovation (i3) grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Skyline High School in Longmont, Colo., is getting a second chance. Six years ago, Skyline was considered a “ghetto school … Continue reading
Posted in Headlines, Innovation, News, Science and Math (STEM)
Tagged Career and Technical Education, i3
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Celebrating CTE in Nevada
Traditionally, education has led many students into a career. However, at some schools, careers are leading students to an education. Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Brenda Dann-Messier recently met with the students, staff, and business partners of the … Continue reading
Wyoming Is Ready to Work: Bus Tour Day Three
Rock Springs: Celebrating career academies A four-year college education isn’t for everyone. Both President Obama and Secretary Duncan often note the importance of community colleges, technical and career programs to the future of our country’s economic health. Earlier this year, … Continue reading
Posted in Back To School Tour, Back to School Tour 2012, Headlines, News, Teachers
Tagged career academy, Career and Technical Education, CTE
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Wyoming Career Academy Feeds Local Demand for Energy and Health Care Workers
In Wyoming, where the Education Drives America tour stopped Sept. 14, the career academy at Rock Springs High School is a model worth shouting about, because it graduates students who are truly both college and career ready. There are two … Continue reading
Posted in Back To School Tour, Back to School Tour 2012, Headlines, News, Teachers
Tagged career academy, Career and Technical Education
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Students Provide Feedback on ED’s “Blueprint for Transforming CTE”
Secretary Arne Duncan and Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Brenda Dann-Messier recently met with student members from Career and Technical Student Organizations to discuss the department’s Blueprint for Transforming Career and Technical Education (CTE). “We’re really here to … Continue reading
Weighing In on CTE Blueprint
“This administration believes that career and technical education is central to rebuilding our economy and securing a brighter future for our nation,” said Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, at last week’s release of the Obama Administration’s … Continue reading
Day Two Iowa: Improving Rural Economies & Transforming CTE
“I hadn’t taken an algebra class in 40 years,” community college student Jennifer DeLange told Secretary Duncan yesterday morning at a White House Rural Council Roundtable in Waterloo, Iowa. DeLange spent years working in a plastics factory, but when the … Continue reading
Posted in Community Colleges, Headlines, News, Rural
Tagged Career and Technical Education, CTE, Trade Adjustment Assistance
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