New Federal CTE Challenge Puts Students in Charge of Career Exploration
The U.S. Department of Education has launched a national competition asking high school career and technical education students to redesign
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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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STEM Lab Funding
STEM lab funding is not just a purchasing problem. It is a program-design problem that connects curriculum, safety, facilities, teacher
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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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The Federal CTE Civil Rights Review Is Gone. Access Is Now a Leadership Test.
The federal CTE civil rights review system has ended, but schools and colleges remain responsible for ensuring meaningful and nondiscriminatory
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Perkins V Act Signed Into Law
The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century (Perkins V) Act was signed into law this week and
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Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
Public Law No: 115-224 (07/31/2018) Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act This bill reauthorizes through FY2024
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Perkins V State Plans Due April 15
On July 31, 2018, the President signed into law the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
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Department of Education Calls Perkins V a ‘New Era in Career and Technical Education’
The Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act in the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) was implemented in states around the
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