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Long time advocate and researcher of career and technical education.
Diverse high school students in a Pennsylvania CTE workshop learning precision welding and fabrication under instructor guidance, with career preparation tools and equipment in the background.
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$4.1 Million in New Grants Extends Pennsylvania’s Schools-to-Work Reach to 52 Programs and 2,295 Students — And This Round Funds Something New

For the first time, a Pennsylvania Schools-to-Work grant is being used to build a pre-apprenticeship pathway into teaching. Whether that model spreads tells us something about how flexible these programs…
Posted by Bob Young April 2, 2026
A spacious union apprenticeship training facility interior with multiple welding and pipefitting stations, HVAC training rigs, and apprentices working under structured instruction, representing modern skilled trades education infrastructure.
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Governor Shapiro Commits $8 Million to Philadelphia Steamfitters Training Center, With Eye on Tripling Apprenticeship Rolls

Philadelphia's Steamfitters Local 420 is about to get significantly larger — and the implications for the city's CTE-to-apprenticeship pipeline are significant, though not automatic. --- What Happened Governor Josh Shapiro…
Posted by Bob Young April 2, 2026
Two Years In, Philadelphia's Workforce Hub Is Betting on Apprenticeship — And Asking Whether Young CTE Students Are Really Part of the Plan hero
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Two Years In, Philadelphia’s Workforce Hub Is Betting on Apprenticeship — And Asking Whether Young CTE Students Are Really Part of the Plan

Philadelphia's federally designated Workforce Hub has spent two years scaling employer partnerships and registered apprenticeship enrollment with approximately $30 million in Good Jobs Challenge funding. With a 10% enrollment growth…
Posted by Bob Young April 1, 2026
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Target the CTE-to-Apprenticeship Gap With New Pre-Apprenticeship Legislation hero
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Pennsylvania Lawmakers Target the CTE-to-Apprenticeship Gap With New Pre-Apprenticeship Legislation

A co-sponsorship memo circulating in the Pennsylvania House proposes legislation that would for the first time create a statutory bridge between career and technical center instruction and registered apprenticeship entry…
Posted by Bob Young April 1, 2026
Philadelphia's $4.6B Budget Deficit Threatens to Hollow Out CTE Programs at the Worst Possible Time hero
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Philadelphia’s $4.6B Budget Deficit Threatens to Hollow Out CTE Programs at the Worst Possible Time

On Thursday, March 26, 2026, the Philadelphia School Board approved the broad outlines of a $4.6 billion preliminary budget for the 2026-27 school year — a spending plan built on…
Posted by Bob Young March 31, 2026
Trump Administration Kills $48.6 Million in CTE Grants Mid-Program, Leaving 19 Career-Connected High Schools in Limbo
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Trump Administration Kills $48.6 Million in CTE Grants Mid-Program, Leaving 19 Career-Connected High Schools in Limbo

Source: Education Week
Posted by Bob Young March 31, 2026
Washington Is Playing Chicken With CTE Funding — and States Are Already Feeling It hero
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Washington Is Playing Chicken With CTE Funding — and States Are Already Feeling It

Two Crises, One Bill, and a Handful of Problems President Donald Trump signed the FY2026 federal budget reconciliation bill into law in early 2026, enacting $79 billion in discretionary Department…
Posted by Bob Young March 30, 2026
Philadelphia Opens CTE Summer Doors Early — and City Hall Is Helping Keep Them Open hero
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Philadelphia Opens CTE Summer Doors Early — and City Hall Is Helping Keep Them Open

A City That Decided Summer Was Part of the Pipeline When the School District of Philadelphia opened its 2026 summer programs portal on March 16, 2026, it was more than…
Posted by Bob Young March 30, 2026
Shapiro Administration $65 Million CTE Investment - Pennsylvania state capitol
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Shapiro Administration’s $65 Million CTE Investment Signals a New Era for Pennsylvania’s Career and Technical Education

Pennsylvania's career and technical education system is experiencing its most significant expansion in years — and the Shapiro Administration is making clear it intends to keep the momentum going. During…
Posted by Bob Young March 29, 2026
$209 Million in FY2026 CTE Earmarks: What the Federal Spending Actually Means for Career and Technical Education hero
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$209 Million in FY2026 CTE Earmarks: What the Federal Spending Actually Means for Career and Technical Education

The FY2026 federal appropriations bill is signed, and the Association for Career and Technical Education has finished tallying what it means for CTE on the ground: 159 CTE-related projects across…
Posted by Bob Young March 29, 2026

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