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Long time advocate and researcher of career and technical education.
Differentiated Instruction in the CTE Lab: Six Strategies That Actually Work
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Differentiated Instruction in the CTE Lab: Six Strategies That Actually Work

Category: Educational Resources | Published by: PhillyCTE | Date: April 13, 2026 --- When HVAC pre-apprentices at a Philadelphia career academy started burning through the Section 608 refrigerant certification exam…
Posted by Bob Young April 13, 2026
From Demonstration to Domination: How Gradual Release Builds CTE Shop Competency
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From Demonstration to Domination: How Gradual Release Builds CTE Shop Competency

Gradual Release of Responsibility — the "I Do, We Do, You Do" framework — isn't just a general-education teaching strategy. In a CTE welding bay, automotive shop, or carpentry lab,…
Posted by Bob Young April 13, 2026
Shapiro Administration’s $10.35 Million PAsmart Grant Expands CTE Access Across Pennsylvania
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Shapiro Administration’s $10.35 Million PAsmart Grant Expands CTE Access Across Pennsylvania

Governor Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvania to graduate students who can do something specific. On April 10, the Shapiro administration announced $10.35 million in PAsmart Advancing Grants for Career and Technical…
Posted by Bob Young April 11, 2026
Philadelphia Schools Push Career Credentials to Meet Graduation Rules — Raising Quality Questions
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Philadelphia Schools Push Career Credentials to Meet Graduation Rules — Raising Quality Questions

Pennsylvania's Class of 2026 can check a box. That box — an industry-recognized credential — is one of several pathways students may use to satisfy the state's graduation requirements instead…
Posted by Bob Young April 11, 2026
The Digital Resume Is Replacing the Four-Year Degree
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The Digital Resume Is Replacing the Four-Year Degree

How Stacked CTE Credentials Are Winning the Labor Market Argument The credential conversation in CTE has undergone a fundamental shift. Five years ago, the question was whether industry certifications were…
Posted by Bob Young April 10, 2026
$209 Million and Counting
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$209 Million and Counting

What Federal CTE Investment Actually Buys in 2026 — and What It Doesn't When Congress passed full-year FY2026 funding with Perkins V fully funded at $209 million, the announcement landed…
Posted by Bob Young April 10, 2026
The Test That Actually Teaches
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The Test That Actually Teaches

How Adaptive Assessment Is Rewriting CTE's Accountability Story For years, CTE assessment meant one of two things: a multiple-choice final exam designed more for administrative convenience than skill validation, or…
Posted by Bob Young April 10, 2026
Philadelphia’s CTE Teacher Crisis
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Philadelphia’s CTE Teacher Crisis

2,000 Seats, Not Enough Instructors — and One City's Bold Pipeline Fix Philadelphia is projecting 2,000 teacher vacancies for the 2026–27 school year. Across all subjects, in every neighborhood, in…
Posted by Bob Young April 10, 2026
The End of the CTE Computer Lab
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The End of the CTE Computer Lab

Why 2026 Is the Year of Authentic Skill Assessment in Career and Technical Education Walk into a high school CTE classroom in 2026 and you might notice something different. The…
Posted by Bob Young April 10, 2026
Pennsylvania's CEW Standards Receive First Major Overhaul in Over a Decade
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Pennsylvania’s CEW Standards Receive First Major Overhaul in Over a Decade

Why Pennsylvania Rewrote Its Career Readiness Blueprint Career education standards in Pennsylvania had been standing still for over a decade. The original Career Education and Work (CEW) Standards, adopted by…
Posted by Bob Young April 9, 2026

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