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Long time advocate and researcher of career and technical education.
Cell Phone Bans Meet CTE: Why One-Size-Fits-All Device Policies Miss the Lab
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Cell Phone Bans Meet CTE: Why One-Size-Fits-All Device Policies Miss the Lab

State cell phone restrictions are sweeping the nation — but CTE labs and shops need a different conversation --- When a construction trades student pulls out a smartphone to scan…
Posted by Bob Young July 9, 2026
Florida's AI Task Force Offers a Blueprint for CTE Programs Nationwide
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Florida’s AI Task Force Offers a Blueprint for CTE Programs Nationwide

How state-level AI guidance could reshape career and technical education labs — and what Pennsylvania can learn --- When HVAC students at a Florida career academy use AI-powered diagnostic tools…
Posted by Bob Young July 9, 2026
What Makes an Effective CTE Lab? Facility Design Principles That Support Hands-On Skill Building
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What Makes an Effective CTE Lab? Facility Design Principles That Support Hands-On Skill Building

The spaces where CTE students learn shape what they can actually do. A welding bay without proper ventilation limits what students can practice. A health sciences room without simulation space…
Posted by Bob Young July 9, 2026
California CTE Students Earn Union Cards and AWS Certifications Through Summer Trades Program
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California CTE Students Earn Union Cards and AWS Certifications Through Summer Trades Program

A Los Angeles charter school's six-year-old summer program shows what happens when CTE pathways don't stop at the school year — they extend into paid, credentialed, union-connected summer training that…
Posted by Bob Young July 6, 2026
Boston’s $12.8M Skilled-Trades Initiative Builds a Direct Pipeline From High School to Registered Apprenticeships
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Boston’s $12.8M Skilled-Trades Initiative Builds a Direct Pipeline From High School to Registered Apprenticeships

How a landmark Bloomberg Philanthropies investment is turning Madison Park into a citywide launchpad for family-sustaining trades careers Boston just landed the kind of investment that CTE directors across the…
Posted by Bob Young June 29, 2026
What Five Years of Career Pathways Work Taught Us About Making CTE Stick
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What Five Years of Career Pathways Work Taught Us About Making CTE Stick

The Hook Advance CTE just closed out a five-year, six-community initiative called the New Skills ready network, funded by JPMorgan Chase's $350 million New Skills at Work campaign. The final…
Posted by Bob Young June 25, 2026
Pennsylvania Community Colleges Build a Statewide Bridge Into Union Apprenticeships
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Pennsylvania Community Colleges Build a Statewide Bridge Into Union Apprenticeships

The Lead Pennsylvania just took one of the most consequential steps in years toward solving its skilled trades shortage. All 15 community colleges in the state, organized through the Pennsylvania…
Posted by Bob Young June 22, 2026
What Earlier Career Exploration Means for CTE Program Design
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What Earlier Career Exploration Means for CTE Program Design

The Hook Pennsylvania's push to move structured career exploration into the middle grades is more than a messaging change. It is a design challenge for CTE leaders. If students start…
Posted by Bob Young June 18, 2026
Pennsylvania Finally Tests Whether CTE Credentials Change Lives
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Pennsylvania Finally Tests Whether CTE Credentials Change Lives

The Lead Pennsylvania is about to run one of the most consequential CTE studies in the country: a long-term effort to track whether the credentials students earn in high school…
Posted by Bob Young June 15, 2026
Breaking Down Silos: How CTE Programs Can Connect Learning to Careers
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Breaking Down Silos: How CTE Programs Can Connect Learning to Careers

The Hook Walk into most high schools and you will find two parallel universes: the academic wing and the CTE wing. Students move between them, but the systems rarely connect.…
Posted by Bob Young June 11, 2026

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