Press Releases and Statements :2020


Dec. 23, 2020

ACTE 2021 IAED Mentorship Program Participants Announced

ACTE has announced the selection of 32 mentors and 36 mentees to participate in its inaugural year of the IAED (Inclusion, Access, Equity, and Diversity) Mentorship Program.

Dec. 3, 2020

ACTE Announces Arizona Director as 2021 National Winner 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org  ACTE Announces Arizona Director as 2021 National Winner  ALEXANDRIA, VA—Today,...

Dec. 3, 2020

ACTE Announces 2021 National Award Winners

ACTE has announced its 2021 national award winners in eight different award categories. Winners were announced for the Teacher of the Year, Postsecondary Teacher of the Year, Teacher Educator of the Year, Administrator of the Year, New Teacher of the Year, Counseling and Career Development Professional Award, Lifetime Achievement and Carl Perkins Community Service Awards.

Dec. 3, 2020

ACTE Announces Washington Student Services Coordinator as 2021 National Award Winner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org  ACTE Announces Washington Student Services Coordinator as 2021 National Award Winner ...

Dec. 3, 2020

ACTE Announces Oklahoma Law Enforcement Services Teacher as 2021 National Winner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org  ACTE Announces Oklahoma Law Enforcement Services...

Dec. 3, 2020

ACTE Announces Minnesota Secondary Director as 2021 National Winner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org  ACTE Announces Minnesota Secondary Director as 2021 National Winner  ALEXANDRIA, VA—Today,...

Dec. 3, 2020

ACTE Announces Florida Agriculture Teacher as 2021 National Award Winner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org  ACTE Announces Florida Agriculture Teacher as 2021 National Award Winner  ALEXANDRIA, VA—Today,...

Dec. 3, 2020

ACTE Announces Illinois Associate Professor as the 2021 National Winner 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  December 3, 2020  Contact: Megan Kmiotek  Mkmiotek@acteonline.org   ACTE Announces Illinois Associate Professor as the 2021 National Winner ...

Dec. 3, 2020

ACTE Announces Arizona Faculty as 2021 National Winner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org  ACTE Announces Arizona Faculty as 2021 National Winner  ALEXANDRIA,...

Dec. 3, 2020

CTE Announces Kentucky Family and Consumer Science Teacher as 2021 National Winner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 3, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org  CTE Announces Kentucky Family and Consumer Science...

Nov. 4, 2020

ACTE 2021 Fellowship Program Participants Announced

ACTE has announced the selection of 24 participants for its 2021 National Leadership Fellowship Program.

Oct. 5, 2020

Texas Health Occupations Association (THOA) Unifies with National ACTE

ACTE is pleased to announce that the Texas Health Occupations Association (THOA) has decided to unify with the national association.

Oct. 5, 2020

National Association Teacher of Family and Consumer Sciences (NATFCS) Unifies with National ACTE

ACTE is pleased to announce that the National Association Teacher of Family and Consumer Sciences (NATFCS) has decided to unify with the national association.

Oct. 5, 2020

ACTE Announces North Carolina CTE Coordinator as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2019 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces North Carolina...

Oct. 5, 2020

ACTE Announces Florida Agriculture Teacher as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2019 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Florida Agriculture...

Oct. 5, 2020

ACTE Announces South Carolina Associate Professor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2019 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces South Carolina...

Oct. 5, 2020

ACTE Announces Alabama Career and Technical Education Specialist as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2019 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Alabama Career...

Oct. 5, 2020

ACTE Announces North Carolina CTE Director as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2019 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces North Carolina...

Oct. 5, 2020

ACTE Announces Kentucky Family and Consumer Science Teacher as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2019 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Kentucky Family...

Oct. 5, 2020

ACTE Announces South Carolina Firefighting Instructor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2019 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces South Carolina...

Oct. 5, 2020

ACTE Announces Virginia Department of Education State Specialist as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2019 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Virginia Department...

Sep. 15, 2020

SynED Named ACTE Business-Education Partnership Award Winner

ACTE and its Board of Directors announced synED as the ACTE Business-Education Partnership Award Winner.

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Texas Teacher as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Texas Teacher...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces New York Assistant Director as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces New York...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces New York Educator as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces New York...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces New Jersey Horticulture Teacher as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces New Jersey...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Illinois Career Coordinator as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Illinois Career...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Minnesota Secondary Director as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Minnesota Secondary...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Washington Teacher as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Washington Teacher...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Oklahoma Instructor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Oklahoma Instructor...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Arizona Faculty as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Arizona Faculty...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Mississippi Career and Technical Education Counselor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Mississippi Career...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Nebraska Professor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Nebraska Professor...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces 2021 National Award Finalists

ACTE has announced its 2021 national finalists in eight different award categories. National award winners will be announced during ACTE’s Virtual CareerTech VISION in December.

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces New Mexico Assistant Professor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces New Mexico...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Arizona Director as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Arizona Director...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Oklahoma Law Enforcement Services Teacher as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Oklahoma Law...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Indiana Teacher as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Indiana Teacher...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Oklahoma Instructor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Oklahoma Instructor...

Sep. 15, 2020

Joseph P. Dragone, Ph.D. Named ACTE Champion for CTE

ACTE and its Board of Directors announced Joseph P. Dragone, Ph.D., Senior Executive Officer at Capital Region BOCES, as the ACTE Champion for CTE.

Sep. 15, 2020

Michigan Student Wins ACTE National Student Trophy Design Contest

ACTE announced Kent Career Tech Center recent graduate Sara Tatreau as the national student trophy design winner in its fifth annual student trophy design contest.

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Washington Student Services Coordinator as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Washington Student...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Illinois Executive Director as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org  ACTE Announces Illinois Executive...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces New York Counselor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces New York...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Michigan Associate Professor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Michigan Associate...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Family and Consumer Science Teacher as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Family and...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Arizona Superintendent as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Arizona Superintendent...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Missouri Construction Technology Instructor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Missouri Construction...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Arizona Instructor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Arizona Instructor...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces University of Central Missouri Faculty as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces University of...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Oklahoma Assistant Campus Director as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Oklahoma Assistant...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Illinois Associate Professor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Illinois Associate...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Washington Teacher as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Washington Teacher...

Sep. 15, 2020

ACTE Announces Minnesota Agriculture Instructor as National Award Finalist

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 15, 2020 Contact: Megan Kmiotek mkmiotek@acteonline.org ACTE Announces Minnesota Agriculture...

Jul. 1, 2020

ACTE, Advance CTE Statement on COVID-19 Relief Bill Including $1B for CTE

ACTE and Advance CTE released a joint statement on the COVID-19 Relief Bill which includes in $1B in CTE funding.

May. 1, 2020

ACTE, Advance CTE Statement on $1B CTE Funding Proposal

ACTE and Advance CTE released a joint statement in response to a proposal to provide $1B in CTE funding as a response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Apr. 16, 2020

Virtual Work Based Learning Conference to Debut Amid COVID-19

ACTE is partnering with the Iowa Work Based Learning (WBL) organization to host the first-ever virtual national WBL conference.

Apr. 1, 2020

ACTE, Advance CTE Statement on OCTAE’s Coronavirus-related Guidance

OCTAE has released guidance on CTE-related issues in light of the global COVID-19.

Mar. 4, 2020

ACTE Names Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Anthony Gonzalez as 2019 Policymakers of the Year

Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Anthony Gonzalez (R-OH) have been named the 2019 ACTE Policymakers of the Year.

Feb. 12, 2020

ACTE Announces 2020 Postsecondary Leadership Success Program Fellows

ACTE has announced its second class of fellows for its 2020 Postsecondary Leadership Success Program at ACTE – sponsored by ECMC Foundation.

Feb. 10, 2020

ACTE Statement on President’s FY 2021 Budget Request

ACTE released a statement in response to President Trump's Fiscal Year 2021 budget request.

Feb. 6, 2020

CTE Month Site Visit at T.C. Williams High School

ACTE has announced its annual CTE Month site visit will take place at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria on Thursday, February 20.

Jan. 29, 2020

ACTE, Advance CTE and Education Commission of the States Release Seventh Annual Report Examining State CTE Policies

Advance CTE, the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), and a new partner in this annual report, Education Commission of the States, have released their seventh annual report, State Policies Impacting CTE: 2019 Year in Review.

Jan. 8, 2020

ACTE Announces Board of Directors 2020 Election Results

ACTE is pleased to announce the results of the recent election for several spots on its Board of Directors.