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Attend the WBL Conference

Attend ACTE's Work-based Learning (WBL) Conference 2024! This annual event, which sold out last year, offers focused professional development for WBL professionals in secondary and postsecondary CTE programs and institutions. WBL Conference 2024 happens May 1–3 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! Participa...

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Secure the best VISION rates

The early bird gets the best VISION rates! Register today! ACTE’s CareerTech VISION is the must-attend event for career and technical education (CTE) professionals! Happening Dec. 4–7 in San Antonio, Texas, VISION offers attendees: Hundreds of concurrent sessions covering high-quality secon...

Translate outreach materials

Fact sheets share information quickly. And the National Education Association has predicted that, by 2025, nearly one in four students in our classrooms will be multilingual. Students enrolled in public education in the United States speak as many as 400 languages in addition to English, includin...

Attend Best Practices in the PNW

Best Practices is an event designed especially for CTE leaders. The Best Practices and Innovations Conference is an annual event co-hosted by the National Council of Local Administrator (NCLA) and ACTE. In 2024, it takes place Oct. 9–11 in Portland, Oregon. Best Practices registration will open s...

Apply for scholarship funds

Encourage students and adult learners, ages 18–35, to apply for the Horatio Alger Association Career and Technical Education Scholarship — worth up to $2,500 — to pursue a high-quality CTE program of study. The application is open now through June 15. With your encouragement to apply for sch...