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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NSF Invests $290M in Quantum Research—and the Next STEM Workforce
The quantum workforce is beginning to move from a specialized research concern into a broader STEM education and workforce-development challenge.
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14-Year Community College Study Finds More Degrees—but No Clear Earnings Gain
A landmark community college program succeeded at something higher education has struggled to accomplish for decades: getting substantially more students
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Pennsylvania’s New Heavy-Highway CTE Grants Include a $3M Bet on Student Completion
Pennsylvania is making $12 million available to schools, career and technical centers, colleges and other educational institutions to build or
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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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NSF Opens $100 Million AI Infrastructure Hub Competition — and Community Colleges Are Eligible
The National Science Foundation is moving artificial intelligence infrastructure beyond a handful of elite research institutions and toward a state-by-state
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Workforce Pell Becomes Real: What the First Approval Means for CTE
The U.S. Department of Education has approved the nation’s first Workforce Pell Grant program, moving one of the most consequential
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Federal STEM Grants: Fueling Innovation and Education
Federal STEM Grants: Fueling Innovation and Education Information and funding-status references checked August 2, 2026. Applicants should confirm every deadline,
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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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