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Direct linkSusan Rutherford – ProQuest LLC, 2024
States recognize that a workforce skill shortage exists and have started educational initiatives to prepare students for workforce readiness and postsecondary success. There is a growing consensus among states that the goal of our education system is to prepare students for a career, college, or the military by providing all students with…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Career Readiness, Military Service, Credentials
Download full textMatt Giani; Madison E. Andrews; Tasneem Sultana; Fortunato Medrano – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2025
This study examines College and Career Readiness (CCR) policy implementation through the lens of "decoupling." We investigate how high schools have jointly implemented Career and Technical Education (CTE) and Industry-Based Certifications (IBCs), and whether there is evidence of "curricular-credential decoupling" via…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Credentials, High Schools, Data
Mary M. Smith; Shaun M. Dougherty – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
States are increasingly adopting changes to K-12 funding systems in order to promote and encourage student engagement in secondary-level career and technical education (CTE). Two of the most prevalent reforms include: a) establishing tiered weights for CTE in school funding formulas based on the connection between a program of study and workforce…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, High Schools, Educational Finance, State Policy
Marie A. Falcone; Kate Kreamer, Contributor; Laura Maldonado, Contributor; Jodi Langellotti, Contributor – Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2025
Career Technical Education (CTE) and career readiness have become a national priority, reshaping high school curricula across the country. Once primarily centered on college preparation, college and career readiness now emphasizes career pathways as a key component of learner success, with 43 states including at least one career-focused indicator…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, Career and Technical Education, Accountability, Dual Enrollment
Dan Adams; Marie Falcone; Jessica Maddox; Emily Passias; Layla Alagic, Contributor; Kate Kreamer, Contributor; Stacy Whitehouse, Contributor – Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2025
"The State of Career Technical Education: Credentials of Value" report draws on a 2024 national scan of state practices, a 50-state survey, and interviews with state leaders to gather insights and strategies for improving the identification, validation, incentivization, and data collection related to credentials that support learners'…
Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Labor Force Development, Data Collection, Education Work Relationship
Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), 2025
The annual "State Policies Impacting CTE: Year in Review" report is released every February to report on developments in CTE-related legislation and other actions enacted nationwide for the previous calendar year. The report examines how CTE and career readiness initiatives are connected and advanced in states through 2024 state policy…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Career and Technical Education, State Legislation
