CTE in the News


Lawmakers Eye Career and Technical Education

POLITICO Morning Education, 1/26/18
In a blurb about efforts in the Senate to reauthorize Perkins CTE, a joint report published by ACTE and Advance CTE on state CTE policy activity in 2017 is highlighted.

ACTE Award Winners,Staff Join Education Talk Radio

Education Talk Radio, 12/13/17
ACTE’s Michael Connet, ACTE’s 2018 Teacher of the Year Linda Romano, and ACTE’s 2018 Administrator of the Year Donna McKethan were featured on Education Talk Radio to discuss their efforts and CTE experience, and to recap the CareerTech VISION Conference.

ACTE’s National Award Winners in the News

Various publications and dates
ACTE’s 2018 National Teacher of the Year, Linda Romano, was featured in stories in The Times Herald-Record and Spectrum News. The 2018 Administrator of the Year, Donna McKethan, was covered in the Waco Tribune-Herald. The 2018 Carl Perkins Community Services Award winner, Stephanie Jolliff, was covered in the Bellefontaine Examiner. Richard McPherson, the 2017 CareerSafe National Safety Educator of the Year, was also highlighted in Nogales International.

Teaching Collaborative Problem-Solving Skills Through Career and Technical Education

Education Week, 11/22/2017
The free online professional development course and tools, “Global Competence Through Career and Technical Education,” which ACTE released with the Asia Society and Advance CTE, was mentioned in an EdWeek story.

Plan Now for the ACTE Conference

Education Talk Radio, 10/12/2017
Advocacy and Public Affairs Manager Jarrod Nagurka joined talk radio host Larry Jacobs and ACTE’s Champion of the Year, Dr. Ken Wallace, to talk about VISION 2017 and the accomplishments of Illinois’ Maine Township District 207.

Schools Promote Career-Tech

District Administration, 10/11/2017
Deputy Executive Director Steve DeWitt is quoted in a story on the integration between CTE and core academic subjects.

Growing Numbers of States Embrace Career Education

Education Week, 10/4/2017
Research Manager Catherine Imperatore is quoted in a story about states’ focus on the role education plays in preparing a skilled workforce.

Capito Bill to Help Middle School Students Prepare for In-Demand Jobs Draws Bipartisan Support

The Ripon Advance, 9/18/2017
Executive Director LeAnn Wilson is quoted in a story about ACTE’s support for the bipartisan Middle STEP Act.

Maine Still Has Openings for Teachers, But Vocational Schools Look at Increasing Student Numbers

Morning Sentinel, 9/3/2017
Data from ACTE is used to illustrate the national demand for CTE.

McIntosh Student Wins Use of 3D Printer for Class for a Year

Fayette County News, 8/26/2017
ACTE’s second annual student trophy design contest and its winner receive press coverage in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA.

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