By linking local employers with education leaders, career & technical education can lead students into successful careers and fill local economic needs. As the editorial board of the Daily Mining Gazette in Michigan writes: “CTE benefits everyone, because it creates a local labor market competent in high-demand careers at the ready for any business or corporation looking to enter the local economy.”
That’s why the House passed H.R. 5587, a bipartisan bill to strengthen CTE by empowering state and local leaders and improving alignment with in-demand jobs. Click here to learn more about these and other positive reforms in H.R. 5587:
New workers know how to work a computer but lack the education to apply that knowledge to careers in demand in the current labor market. This skills gap is likely to get worse instead of better since the level of education and training required for these careers will only increase over time … CTE be...
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