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Long time advocate and researcher of career and technical education.
Teaching Durable Skills in CTE: A Practical Framework for Instructors Planning This Fall
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Teaching Durable Skills in CTE: A Practical Framework for Instructors Planning This Fall

The problem instructors keep running into Durable skills — communication, collaboration, critical thinking, problem-solving, leadership, adaptability — keep getting dropped from CTE instruction. Not because instructors don't care about them,…
Posted by Bob Young August 9, 2026
First Federal Workforce Pell Program Approved: Iowa Central’s EMT Program Leads the Nation
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First Federal Workforce Pell Program Approved: Iowa Central’s EMT Program Leads the Nation

The headline that changed the conversation On August 4–6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education approved its first Workforce Pell-eligible program: Iowa Central Community College's 14-week emergency medical technician (EMT)…
Posted by Bob Young August 9, 2026
The Applied Co-Intelligence Model: A Three-Skill Framework for Preparing CTE Students for an AI-Driven Workforce
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The Applied Co-Intelligence Model: A Three-Skill Framework for Preparing CTE Students for an AI-Driven Workforce

A new pedagogical framework is making the rounds in CTE policy circles — and for the first time, it offers CTE instructors a concrete, three-part model for integrating AI into…
Posted by Bob Young August 2, 2026
House FY27 Bill Adds Perkins Funding, Cuts Adult Ed and WIOA Training
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House FY27 Bill Adds Perkins Funding, Cuts Adult Ed and WIOA Training

The House Appropriations Committee advanced its Fiscal Year 2027 Labor-HHS-Education spending bill along party lines last week, approving a $10 million increase for the Perkins CTE Basic State Grant —…
Posted by Bob Young August 2, 2026
First Week CTE Reset: Three Moves That Make Labs Work for Every Learner
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First Week CTE Reset: Three Moves That Make Labs Work for Every Learner

The first week of a CTE course should do more than cover rules, pass out forms, and point students toward the tool room. It should build the operating system for the semester.
Posted by Bob Young July 28, 2026
Paid Screen Printing Apprenticeship Shows a Small but Serious CTE Model in Philadelphia
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Paid Screen Printing Apprenticeship Shows a Small but Serious CTE Model in Philadelphia

Philadelphia teenagers are earning stipends to learn hand screen printing at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, and the program deserves attention from career and technical education leaders for a simple reason: it treats creative production as real work.
Posted by Bob Young July 28, 2026
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

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