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Long time advocate and researcher of career and technical education.
CTE Funding Whiplash: Grants Canceled, Perkins Reauthorized — What Philadelphia Keeps
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CTE Funding Whiplash: Grants Canceled, Perkins Reauthorized — What Philadelphia Keeps

The News: A Good Month and a Bad Month for CTE, Simultaneously February 2026 was declared National Career and Technical Education Month by the U.S. Department of Education. The same…
Posted by Bob Young April 30, 2026
Pennsylvania Rewires K–12 Career Readiness — Why Philly CTE Should Pay Attention
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Pennsylvania Rewires K–12 Career Readiness — Why Philly CTE Should Pay Attention

The News: Career Exploration Starts in Fifth Grade Now In spring 2026, Pennsylvania's education policy shifted in a way that hasn't gotten enough attention in Philadelphia. The Shapiro administration's CTE…
Posted by Bob Young April 28, 2026
Station Rotation in the CTE Lab: Why Hands-On Differentiation Works
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Station Rotation in the CTE Lab: Why Hands-On Differentiation Works

Hook: Your Lab Has Stations Already — Use Them Deliberately Walk into any CTE shop — electrical, culinary, health sciences, automotive — and you'll see natural work zones: the tool…
Posted by Bob Young April 27, 2026
NCCER Certification Overview
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NCCER Certification: What It Is, Who Built It, What It Costs, and Where It Leads

If you teach construction trades in a CTE program, NCCER is the credential your students should leave with. Not as a supplement to something else—as the primary credential that tells…
Posted by Bob Young April 24, 2026
FY26 CTE Funding Philadelphia
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FY26 CTE Funding Locked In + What It Means for Philadelphia Programs

Congress passed full-year FY26 funding. The Perkins V allocation survived. Pennsylvania's governor is directing new money toward career and technical education. And Philadelphia's CTE programs—the largest urban system in the…
Posted by Bob Young April 23, 2026
CTE Meets AI: What Philadelphia Programs Need to Do Now Before the Skills Gap Widens
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CTE Meets AI: What Philadelphia Programs Need to Do Now Before the Skills Gap Widens

When HVAC students at a Pennsylvania career and technical center first encountered an AI-powered predictive analytics dashboard during a employer-sponsored lab demonstration, the reaction was immediate: this is what the…
Posted by Bob Young April 22, 2026
Philadelphia CTE Graduates Careers
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Philadelphia CTE Grads Walk Straight Into Paychecks + Why the CTE Community Should Pay Attention

In May 2025, a cohort of Philadelphia high school seniors completed their CTE programs and did something that would have been unusual a decade ago: they walked off the graduation…
Posted by Bob Young April 21, 2026
Station Rotation in the CTE Lab: Why It Works in Any Shop Setting + How
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Station Rotation in the CTE Lab: Why It Works in Any Shop Setting + How

Every CTE instructor knows the problem: thirty students, one brake lathe, two hydraulic lifts, and a class period that evaporates the moment someone asks a question at the demo table.…
Posted by Bob Young April 20, 2026
From Unemployed to Programmer Analyst: Philadelphia's IT Apprenticeship Proves CTE Works
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From Unemployed to Programmer Analyst: Philadelphia’s IT Apprenticeship Proves CTE Works

Category: CTE Programming | Published by: PhillyCTE | Date: April 17, 2026 When Indiaminah Lawrence couldn't land a job in software development after more than a year of searching, she…
Posted by Bob Young April 17, 2026
4 Ways to Differentiate Project-Based Learning in CTE Labs and Shops
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4 Ways to Differentiate Project-Based Learning in CTE Labs and Shops

Category: Educational Resources | Published by: PhillyCTE | Date: April 17, 2026 In a welding shop at a Philadelphia career and technical education high school, three students are working toward…
Posted by Bob Young April 17, 2026

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