Category: Career Technical Education
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Connecting Students and Parents to Career and Technical Education
“Why don’t they bring back shop class?” Educators hear this question all the time because parents (and sometimes…
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CTE and College-Bound: Bridging the Resource Gap
Post-secondary options are plentiful for high school students, more so than ever before. But many school leaders might…
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CTE: Connecting Students with More Career Opportunities
Since the post-WWII era, students in the US have been encouraged to pursue a bachelor’s degree. A four-year…
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XAP Introduces New Component to Help Educators Scale Work-Based Learning
We’re excited to announce the launch of XAP’s new Work-Based Learning component, designed to help educators expose students…
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7 Tips to Communicate the Value of CTE Programs
CTE Pathways is not cheap. The investment from the federal government will top $1.3 billion for this year.…
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Leading Students in Search of Alternatives to College
Traditionally, school career and college planning programs emphasized college readiness, focusing primarily on academics and admission requirements. However,…
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The Costly Stigma around CTE Programs
Removing the stigma around career and technical education (CTE) benefits students, parents, and teachers. But to do so,…
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Facing CTE’s Most Common Challenges
When exploring the many options that public schools across the country offer, you will find that career and…
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A Brief History of Career Technical Education: Then vs Now
The history of career technical education (CTE) traces its origins to post-Civil War America, with the opening of…
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