AI Data Centers Are Creating a New Advanced Manufacturing Workforce in Virginia
The artificial intelligence workforce is much larger than software engineers, data scientists and machine-learning specialists. Behind every AI model is
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College of Southern Maryland Builds Manufacturing-to-Apprenticeship Workforce Pipeline
The College of Southern Maryland is building something more significant than a new set of manufacturing courses. It is developing
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Illinois Invests $20 Million in Five Community College Manufacturing Academies
Illinois is making a significant investment in community colleges as infrastructure for the state’s advanced manufacturing economy. On September 14,
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Benchtop Injection Molding Brings Real Production Habits Into High School Manufacturing Labs
At the Cherry Creek Innovation Campus in Centennial, Colorado, students in the aerospace manufacturing pathway are learning something that is
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$100 Million Critical Minerals Plan Pulls CTE Into the U.S. Supply Chain
A $100 million federal critical-minerals workforce announcement released Friday contains a much larger technical-education story than its headline suggests. The
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Navy’s $76.6 Billion Submarine Contracts Put the Technical Education Pipeline to the Test
The U.S. Navy’s newly announced submarine contracts are being described in terms of ships, shipyards and national defense. For technical
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The Return of Industrial Policy Is Reshaping Career and Technical Education
Industrial policy and CTE are becoming increasingly connected as government investment helps determine which industries, technologies, and workforce capabilities the
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The Great Equipment Gap: Why New Labs Don’t Automatically Create Workforce Readiness
Across the United States, schools, career centers, community colleges, and workforce organizations are investing in robotics cells, CNC machines, welding
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America’s Skills Gap Has a Multiplier: Missing CTE Instructors
The CTE instructor shortage is multiplying America’s broader skills gap by reducing the number of students who can enter and
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Semiconductor Education Is Becoming National Infrastructure
The United States has spent the past several years announcing semiconductor fabs, research centers, supply-chain investments, tax incentives, and new
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