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Long time advocate and researcher of career and technical education.
Shapiro Invests $3 Million to Triple Steamfitters Apprenticeship Enrollment in Philadelphia
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Shapiro Invests $3 Million to Triple Steamfitters Apprenticeship Enrollment in Philadelphia

Pennsylvania doubles down on union apprenticeships as workforce demand surges When Steamfitters Local Union 420 trains its next cohort of apprentices in Philadelphia, they'll be working in an expanded facility…
Posted by Bob Young July 22, 2026
PA Invests $4.1 Million to Connect High School Students to Careers, Not Just Diplomas
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PA Invests $4.1 Million to Connect High School Students to Careers, Not Just Diplomas

Shapiro administration's Schools-to-Work program funds 17 projects bridging CTE labs and employer pipelines across Pennsylvania When Zimere Martin graduated from Susquehanna Township School District's Cadet Teaching Program, she didn't just…
Posted by Bob Young July 22, 2026
How AI Is Changing the Game for CTE Programs Nationwide
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How AI Is Changing the Game for CTE Programs Nationwide

From mixed-reality labs to prompt engineering: CTE instructors are becoming AI's earliest adopters When Tasharah Wilson watches students at Atlanta College and Career Academy (ACCA) use zSpace mixed-reality platforms to…
Posted by Bob Young July 22, 2026
Illustration of safety goggles, gloves, traffic cones, and a wrench for a CTE lab safety checklist.
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Walk-Through Ready: A CTE Lab and Shop Safety Checklist Instructors Can Run Before Students Return

It is mid-July. The hallways are still empty, the dust has settled on the band saws, and somewhere in your building an autoclave, MIG welder, CNC mill, or commercial gas…
Posted by Bob Young July 19, 2026
Textless illustration showing a bridge between a training workshop and a civic building with CTE tools.
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Perkins Authority Moved to Labor Department; Congress Wants to Make It Permanent

For more than a century, career and technical education in the United States has lived at the U.S. Department of Education. On May 21, 2026, that quietly changed. According to…
Posted by Bob Young July 19, 2026
DOL's 30-Day Apprenticeship Approvals Reshape Philadelphia's Trades Pipeline
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DOL’s 30-Day Apprenticeship Approvals Reshape Philadelphia’s Trades Pipeline

When the principal of a Philadelphia career and technical education high school wants to launch a new pre-apprenticeship track with a local union, the bottleneck is rarely the curriculum. The…
Posted by Bob Young July 13, 2026
PaTTAN's New AI Toolkit Maps How Every CTE Pathway Will Change in Pennsylvania
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PaTTAN’s New AI Toolkit Maps How Every CTE Pathway Will Change in Pennsylvania

When the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network published its AI toolkit for career and technical education in 2026, the document did something unusual for a state education resource. It…
Posted by Bob Young July 13, 2026
AI Meets the Shop Floor: Navigating AI Integration in Career and Technical Education
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AI Meets the Shop Floor: Navigating AI Integration in Career and Technical Education

Originally reported by MDPI Education Sciences | PhillyCTE --- When a welding instructor at a Philadelphia CTE program introduces AI-powered diagnostic tools to help pre-apprentices analyze defect patterns in their…
Posted by Bob Young July 13, 2026
CTE's National Moment: Why Project-Based Learning Is the Bridge to Industry Credentials
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CTE’s National Moment: Why Project-Based Learning Is the Bridge to Industry Credentials

Originally reported by PBLWorks | PhillyCTE --- When HVAC pre-apprentices at Philadelphia's Career and Technical Education programs keep failing the Section 608 refrigerant handling certification exam, CTE instructors don't just…
Posted by Bob Young July 13, 2026
California's CTE Funding Formula Leaves $115 Million Unspent While Programs Cut
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California’s CTE Funding Formula Leaves $115 Million Unspent While Programs Cut

California has poured $300 million a year into career technical education since 2021 — the largest state CTE grant program in the country. Yet over the past five years, more…
Posted by Bob Young July 13, 2026

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  • Walk-Through Ready: A CTE Lab and Shop Safety Checklist Instructors Can Run Before Students Return
  • Perkins Authority Moved to Labor Department; Congress Wants to Make It Permanent

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