ACTE Announces 2023 National Award Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2022 Contact: Jori Houck — jhouck@acteonline.org (ACTE)   ACTE Announces 2023 National Award Winners ALEXANDRIA, VA—Today, the Association for Career and...

Hormel Foundation Named ACTE Business-Education Partnership Award Winner

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and its Board of Directors is pleased to announce The Hormel Foundation as the ACTE Business-Education Partnership Award Winner. The Business-Education Partnership Award celebrates the contributions and achievements of schools and businesses that aid in the development and maintenance of partnerships supporting high-quality career and technical education (CTE).

Bo Peretto Named ACTE Champion for CTE

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce the ACTE Champion for CTE: Bo Peretto, Senior Vice President at Daniels Fund in Denver, CO. The ACTE Champion for CTE award recognizes education leaders, business and industry executives, celebrities and thought leaders who support and champion career and technical education (CTE) programs as a vital part of developing a prepared, adaptable and competitive workforce.

Maryland Students Win ACTE National Student Trophy Design Contest

Today, the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced the team of Carter Carr and Joshua Kadavil from Mount Hebron High School in Ellicott City, MD as the national student trophy design contest winner in its seventh annual student trophy design contest. The contest is sponsored by ACTE and Stratasys, Ltd., a manufacturer of 3D printers and production systems.

ACTE Announces 2023 National Award Finalists

Today, the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced its 2023 national finalists in eight different award categories. Finalists were announced for Teacher of the Year, Postsecondary Educator of the Year, Administrator of the Year, New Teacher of the Year, Teacher Educator of the Year, Counseling and Career Development Professional Award, Lifetime Achievement and Carl Perkins Community Service Awards.

House Small Business Committee to Hear Testimony from ACTE Member

The House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Workforce Development will hold a hearing titled, “Back to School, Back to Startups: Supporting Youth Apprenticeship, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development,” featuring ACTE Region V Vice President Shani Watkins.

Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education Unifies with National ACTE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  July 1, 2022  Contact: Jori Houck — jhouck@acteonline.org (ACTE)    Iowa Association for Career and Technical Education Unifies with National ACTE    Alexandria, VA — The...

ACTE, Advance CTE Applaud Confirmation of Dr. Amy Loyd as OCTAE Assistant Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 2022 Contact: Jori Houck — jhouck@acteonline.org (ACTE) Stacy Whitehouse — swhitehouse@careertech.org (Advance CTE) ACTE, Advance CTE Applaud Confirmation of Dr....

ACTE Announces the 2022 NextLevel Postsecondary CTE Leadership Fellows

Today, the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced its fourth class of Fellows for its 2022 NextLevel Postsecondary CTE Leadership Program, sponsored by ECMC Foundation and powered by ACTE (formerly known as the Postsecondary Leadership Success Program at ACTE – sponsored by ECMC Foundation). Seventeen fellows were selected for the 2022-2023 cohort.

Joint Statement from ACTE, Advance CTE on Career and Technical Education in FY 2023 Presidential Budget Proposal

Today, President Biden unveiled his Administration’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 budget request, which proposes a decrease of $25 million in foundational support for career and technical education (CTE) programs provided by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act's (Perkins V) Basic State Grant program.