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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skilled trades
Illinois Just Made CTE an Alternative to Foreign Language for High School Graduation
Illinois has enacted a significant change to its high school graduation framework that could elevate career and technical education from
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U.S. Loses 23,000 Jobs in July as Construction and Durable Manufacturing Gain Ground
The U.S. labor market weakened in July, but the headline number masks a potentially important shift for career and technical
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Arkansas Opens Lottery Scholarships to Trade Schools as Workforce Pell Begins
Published August 6, 2026. Program details were reviewed against Arkansas Division of Higher Education materials, Arkansas administrative rules, federal Workforce
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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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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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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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The Data Center Boom Is Becoming a CTE Capacity Test
America’s data-center expansion is usually described through investment totals, computing capacity, artificial intelligence, electricity demand, and the race to build
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