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Career Tech Update Archives
Your Daily Source of CTE News
 
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May 2008
May 14, 2008
Mississippi Focuses On Dropout Prevention
 
May 13, 2008
CTE With College Prep May Improve Graduation Rates
 
May 12, 2008
Washington CTE School To Reopen
 
May 9, 2008
Tuition Hikes Lowered By Kentucky Committee
 
May 8, 2008
Texas Districts Planning More CTE Schools
 
May 7, 2008
More Scrutiny For Unlicensed Nursing Schools
 
May 6, 2008
Utah 4-H Considers Adding CTE
 
May 5, 2008
California Schools Faulted On Accreditation
 
May 2, 2008
Maryland District Finds Success With CTE
 
May 1, 2008
Iowa Governor Announces Wind Energy Alliance
 
April 2008
April 30, 2008
Wyoming School Gains PLTW Certification
 
April 29, 2008
Missouri AG Announces Free Tuition Plan
 
April 28, 2008
California District Loses CTE Funding
 
April 25, 2008
Oregon Course Combines Engineering, CTE
 
April 24, 2008
Kentucky To Review Tuition Hike Proposals
 
April 23, 2008
New NCLB Graduation Rate Formula Issued
 
April 22, 2008
Employers Seeking Skilled Workers
 
April 21, 2008
Arkansas Loses $4.3 Million In Workforce Funds
 
April 18, 2008
Tuition To Increase For Kentucky Two-Year System
 
April 17, 2008
AT&T To Donate Millions For Dropout Prevention
 
April 16, 2008
Five Technology Academies To Open In Chicago
 
April 15, 2008
Online Enrollment Rising At Two-Year Colleges
 
April 14, 2008
Demand For CTE In New Jersey Increasing
 
April 11, 2008
Teacher Designs Engineering Program
 
April 10, 2008
Oregon Dropout Rate Increases Slightly
 
April 9, 2008
CTE Program May Pay Minority Students
 
April 8, 2008
CTE School Reflects Evolution Of "Vo-Tech"
 
April 7, 2008
CTE School Partners With Habitat For Humanity
 
April 4, 2008
Popularity of CTE Increasing Nationally
 
April 3, 2008
Sacramento Receives $21 Million For CTE
 
April 2, 2008
California Budget Cuts May Be Setback For CTE
 
April 1, 2008
California School Obtains Grant For CTE Upgrades
 
March 2008
March 31, 2008
Utah College To Offer Mechatronics Degree
 
March 28, 2008
California Awards $200 Million CTE Grants
 
March 26, 2008
STEM Rankings Released
 
March 25, 2008
Ohio Companies Seek Welders
 
March 24, 2008
Washington Seeks Young Trades Workers
 
March 21, 2008
Ohio Universities Receive STEM Funding
 
March 20, 2008
Ohio District To Reinstate CTE Programs
 
March 19, 2008
Nursing Schools Cannot Find Teachers
 
March 18, 2008
Veto Of South Dakota Tech School Formula Stands
 
March 17, 2008
Michigan District Hires CTE Expert
 
March 14, 2008
Ohio Official Calls For Increased CTE
 
March 13, 2008
Engineering Programs Aim To Expand To Early Grades
 
March 12, 2008
Minnesota Dropout Bill Passes Senate Committee
 
March 11, 2008
Iowa Governor Supports CTE Bill
 
March 10, 2008
West Virginia Two-Year Colleges To Be Independent
 
March 7, 2008
West Virginia Bill Would Make Two-Year Colleges Independent
 
March 6, 2008
More Corporations Drafting School Curricula
 
March 5, 2008
Virginia Prepares For New CTE Academies
 
March 4, 2008
U.S. Manufacturing Declines In February
 
March 3, 2008
New York School Represents Modern CTE
 
February 2008
February 29, 2008
Louisiana Proposal Includes Funding For CTE
 
February 28, 2008
CTE Teachers Warn Of Worker Shortage
 
February 27, 2008
South Dakota Approves Tech Institute Funding
 
February 26, 2008
Texas Plan Calls For Rural Curriculum Shift
 
February 25, 2008
North Carolina CTE Aids In Student Retention
 
February 22, 2008
Virginia Focuses On Math, Science Improvement
 
February 21, 2008
North Carolina Addresses Male Dropout Problem
 
February 20, 2008
California Launches CTE Campaign
 
February 19, 2008
Federal Budget Cuts CTE Funding For 2009
 
February 15, 2008
Union Expects GM Workers To Take Buyouts
 
February 14, 2008
Engineers Mentor Missouri Students
 
February 13, 2008
District Must Plan Spending For CTE Grant
 
February 12, 2008
Indian Automaker To Open Ohio Factory
 
February 11, 2008
Online Courses Help Prevent Dropouts
 
February 8, 2008
Budget Cuts Impact Virginia CTE Funding
 
February 7, 2008
California College Initiative Rejected
 
February 6, 2008
Success Eludes Dropout Prevention Program
 
February 5, 2008
Budget Criticized For Shortchanging CTE
 
February 4, 2008
Schools Experiment With Longer Hours
 
February 1, 2008
Online Schools Spark Debate
 
January 2008
January 31, 2008
Ohio Receives $12 Million STEM Grant
 
January 30, 2008
Poor Students Get Least Qualified Teachers
 
January 29, 2008
McDonald's Helps British Earn Diplomas
 
January 28, 2008
U.S. Shipbuilders Face Worker Shortage
 
January 25, 2008
South Dakota Approves Funding For Tech Schools
 
January 24, 2008
Investor Offers To Buy Community College
 
January 23, 2008
Iowa Educators Call For More CTE
 
January 22, 2008
Worker Shortage Concerns Manufacturers
 
January 18, 2008
New York Mayor Mentions Overhauling CTE
 
January 17, 2008
Urban High Schools Focusing On College-Prep
 
January 16, 2008
U.S. Science Dominance At Risk
 
January 15, 2008
Maryland Governor Seeks Tuition Freeze
 
January 14, 2008
North Carolina Seeks To Help At-Risk Students Graduate
 
January 11, 2008
Massachusetts Governor Favors In-State Tuition For Immigrants
 
January 10, 2008
Undocumented Arizona Students Denied In-State Tuition
 
January 9, 2008
California Bill Seeks To Enroll More Students Into College
 
January 8, 2008
New York City May Build More CTE High Schools
 
January 7, 2008
Ivy Tech Academic Provost To Focus On Adding Faculty
 
January 4, 2008
Mining Deaths In Kentucky Reach Historic Low
 
January 3, 2008
Ohio Mentoring Programs Useful In Retaining New Teachers
 
January 2. 2008
Report Criticizes Oversight Of Alabama Two-Year Colleges
 
December 2007
December 21, 2007
Florida Examines Direction Of Technical Schools
 
December 20, 2007
Philanthropy Launches Effort To Improve Teacher Education
 
December 19, 2007
Kentucky Two-Year College System Lacks Funding
 
December 18, 2007
New York Governor Considers Higher Education Report
 
December 17, 2007
Virginia Looks To Revamp Work-Force Development
 
December 14, 2007
Virginia Governor Proposes $1.65 Billion For Colleges
 
December 13, 2007
Michigan Funding For Manufacturing Education Is Declining
 
December 12, 2007
California Educators Disagree On Fee-Reduction Initiative
 
December 11, 2007
Maryland High School Offers Homeland Security Program
 
December 10, 2007
Utah Official Recommends Merger Of Two-Year Schools
 
December 7 , 2007
Indiana community college ranked among fastest-growing schools nationwide.
 
December 6 , 2007
Pharmaceutical company cuts 10 percent of its workforce.
 
December 5 , 2007
Kentucky community college system seeks increase of transfers to four-year schools.
 
December 4 , 2007
Girls sweep awards at prestigious high school science competition.
 
December 3 , 2007
North Carolina governor supports admission of undocumented students to community colleges.
 
November 2007
November 30, 2007
Vermont Officials Discuss Spending Of Federal CTE Funds
 
November 29, 2007
Washington Hearing Focuses On Alternatives To College
 
November 28, 2007
N.C. Community Colleges Admit Undocumented Students
 
November 27, 2007
Report Finds Tennessee Needs More Highly Skilled Workers
 
November 26, 2007
Report Finds Dropout Rates In Virginia Beach Declining
 
November 21, 2007
New York Dual-Enrollment Program Faces Financial Barriers
 
November 20, 2007
Plan To Lower Community College Student Fees Faces Critics
 
November 19, 2007
Washington State CTE Classes Meet Stronger Requirements
 
November 16, 2007
Shippers Fear S.F. Oil Spill May Worsen Mariner Shortage
 
November 15, 2007
Wyoming Organizations Meet To Discuss High Dropout Rate
 
November 14, 2007
Some States' Math, Science Scores Not Internationally Competitive
 
November 13, 2007
Kentucky Community College System President Is Highest-Paid
 
November 12, 2007
Chicago BOE Expected To Approve Plan For Culinary Arts Academy
 
November 9, 2007
Florida Hospital Institutes Total Workplace Smoking Ban
 
November 8, 2007
Nuclear Energy Advocates Address Issues At Senate Forum
 
November 7, 2007
Senate Committee Addresses Shortage Of Energy Workers
 
November 6, 2007
Louisiana Colleges Awaiting Bond Commission Ruling
 
November 5, 2007
U.S. Senate Will Not Consider NCLB This Year
 
November 2, 2007
Illinois Community College Awaiting Approval Of Nursing Program
 
November 1, 2007
Hospitals Add Signing Bonuses, Bounties To Attract New Nurses
 
October 2007
October 31, 2007
Number Of Online Professional Programs Has Doubled
 
October 30, 2007
U.S. Companies Alarmed At European Initiative
 
October 29, 2007
Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor Stresses Education To Meet Industry Demand
 
October 26, 2007
EU Proposes To Fast Track Foreign Workers
 
October 25, 2007
Bill Offering Citizenship For Undocumented Students Fails
 
October 24, 2007
New York Proposes Dual-Enrollment Program To Deter Dropouts
 
October 23, 2007
California school district approves funding application for CTE facility
 
October 22, 2007
More Companies Onshoring For Lower-Cost Labor
 
October 19, 2007
Washington Community College Wins National Science Grant
 
October 18, 2007
California Bill Allows Merit-Based Admittance To Nursing Programs
 
October 17, 2007
New Hampshire Community College System To Solicit For New Name
 
October 16, 2007
Career Education Legislation Helps Florida Train Future Workforce
 
October 15, 2007
Employers Favor Older Workers' Experience, Concerned With Healthcare
 
October 12, 2007
Alabama community college foundation exonerated of wrongdoing
 
October 11, 2007
Arizona raises high school math, science graduation requirements
 
October 10, 2007
Maine shipbuilding industry struggles to find workers despite high demand
 
October 9, 2007
Texas colleges see rise in enrollment for continuing education programs
 
October 8, 2007
Massachusetts public school minimizes student exposure to technical school
 
October 5, 2007
Indiana Community College Announces $3.1 Million Skills Project
 
October 4, 2007
Arkansas Volunteer Group Meets To Discuss Workforce Solutions
 
October 3, 2007
Community Colleges Group Receives Grant For Retiree Training
 
October 2, 2007
Virginia Governor Announces Budget Cuts, Layoffs
 
October 1, 2007
Agriculture Schools Change Image To Attract More Students
 
September 2007
September 28, 2007
President Bush Signs College Cost Reduction And Access Act
 
Septembe 27, 2007
University Of Louisville Wins Federal CTE Grant
 
September 26, 2007
National Test Scores Show Progress In Math For Younger Students
 
September 25, 2007
Autoworkers' Union Strikes Against General Motors
 
September 24, 2007
Oklahoma Career Tech Board Disbands School District
 
September 21, 2007
Los Angeles Power Utility Braces For Wave Of Retirements
 
September 20, 2007
Merging Technical, Community Colleges Could Close Kansas State Campus
 
September 19, 2007
Congress Passes Education Loan Legislation
 
September 18, 2007
Proposal Would Grant Legal Status To Illegal Alien Students
 
September 17, 2007
Oregon College Bolsters Funding By Expanding Tax District
 
September 14, 2007
Kansas Civic Leaders Study Florida Workforce Development
 
September 13, 2007
Missouri District Receives Grants To Improve Technology Education
 
September 12, 2007
Mississippi And Ohio Colleges Partner To Offer Bachelor's Degree
 
September 11, 2007
Congressional Student Loan Overhaul Increases Pell Grant Funding
 
September 10, 2007
Lack Of Workers Might Hinder Construction Of Alabama Reactors
 
September 7, 2007
Audit Claims Phoenix Community College District Needs Overhaul
 
September 6, 2007
Texas University STEM Center To Assist High School Students
 
September 5, 2007
Tennessee School Receives Scholarships From Workforce Bill
 
September 04, 2007
North Carolina Industry Shows Effects Of Globalization
 
August 2007
August 31, 2007
Maryland County Promotes Business Diversity During Community Forums
 
August 30, 2007
Minorities Lag In Construction Jobs Despite Building Boom
 
August 29, 2007
Maryland Plan Would Allow Students To Submit Projects Instead Of Taking Exams
 
August 28, 2007
Business And Academia Urge Candidates To Support STEM
 
August 27, 2007
New Wyoming Campaign Touts Technical Education's Benefits
 
August 24, 2007
California Community College District Enrollment Rises
 
August 23, 2007
Georgia School Restructures Career Education Program
 
August 22, 2007
New York Lawmakers Plan To Revamp Technical Education Programs
 
August 21, 2007
US Labor Department Funds Career And Technology Education In Arizona
 
August 17, 2007
Retention Of Older Nurses May Help Address ShortageMagnet School Must Declare A Major
 
Augut 16, 2007
Freshmen Students From New Jersey Magnet School Must Declare A Major
 
August 15, 2007
Proposed Georgia Program Seeks To Declare Graduates "Job Ready"
 

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