Career and Technical Education

Department of Education Recommits To Career And Technical Training

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.24.2012

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By: Sayre Quevedo The United States Department of Education recently issued recommended reforms for Career and Technical Education (CTE). The proposa...

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New Video Game-Themed High School Program May Be A Hard Sell

Posted 04.30.2012

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Never mind video games getting in the way of homework or learning time. At one Florida school, video games are homework. A new magnet program at M...

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Diane Ravitch Calls Herself A Voice For Teachers, In A Cruel Reform Movement

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 03.26.2012

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By: Robyn Gee Professor Diane Ravitch is a big voice in education policy and a huge critic of No Child Left Behind. Yet, as former Assistant Secreta...

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Expert Says "College Ready For All" Will Not Solve Dropout Crisis

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 03.21.2012

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By: Robyn Gee Could being on the high school football team prepare you just as well for the workplace as taking an advanced placement class? By forci...

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How the U.S. Can Become a Manufacturing Powerhouse Again

Joe Astroth | Posted 08.31.2011

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Joe Astroth

Over two decades ago when the U.S. shifted its investment from a manufacturing economy to one focused on the financial and technology industries, education followed suit.

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Vocation Matriculation: The Case For Trade Education In High School

Ilana Garon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ilana Garon

Although education is certainly a factor in paving the road to economic recovery, college is not the right path for everyone.

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Building Schools that Work

Ed Schmidt | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Schmidt

In 1902 Booker T. Washington was at the dedication of a school in the District of Columbia. The school, the Armstrong Manual Training Academy, had be...

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A Two-Track High-School System Is a Must for Education Reform

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Disadvantaged Children, Arne Duncan, Public Education, Career and Technical Education, Education Reform, Liberal Arts Education, Vocational Education, College News
Dr. Jim Taylor

We need to get with the times (of economic upheaval, uncertainty, and disparity) and admit that a liberal arts education is a luxury that most students can ill afford. Why? Because it isn't useful.

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Green Economy Jobs: Who Will Get Them?

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David R. Jones, Esq.

The Tea Party right wing managed to derail Van Jones' position as White House environmental adviser, but has done nothing to dampen hope for the Green Economy.

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Joblessness and the Skills Gap

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David R. Jones, Esq.

This recession hasn't been borne equally along class lines in New York City. It hasn't created the sense of urgency that propelled the New Deal, the WPA, and LaGuardia's Health and Hospital Corporation.

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CTE

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

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David R. Jones, Esq.

Educational outcomes from career and technical programs are changing. The time may have come when we have to be serious about this "track" to a middle class life.

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