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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
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
Washington Wrote a $1.4B CTE Check and Harrisburg Added $65M — But Can Philadelphia Cash
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Washington Wrote a $1.4B CTE Check and Harrisburg Added $65M — But Can Philadelphia Cash

The money is flowing. Federal CTE investment hit $1.4 billion in FY2026, and Pennsylvania's Shapiro Administration has increased state CTE funding by nearly 50%. The question isn't whether the investment…
Posted by Bob Young April 16, 2026
Philadelphia CTE Summer Camps Expand Fast — But Nobody’s Tracking Who Comes Back
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Philadelphia CTE Summer Camps Expand Fast — But Nobody’s Tracking Who Comes Back

The School District of Philadelphia is running more CTE summer camps than ever. The exposure is real. The conversion data is not. That gap matters more than most people think.…
Posted by Bob Young April 14, 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

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