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A CTE administrator sits at a plain table reviewing blank planning folders.
Federal Proposal Would Give CTE More Grant Lanes, Not More Money
November 8, 2026
A CTE student in safety glasses pauses at a workbench to check a hand tool before starting a lab task.
A Five-Minute Hazard Scan Makes Safety Reasoning Visible
November 1, 2026
Two students work at a CTE lab bench, one performing a task while the other observes with a blank card.
Reciprocal Peer Practice Gives CTE Labs More Useful Eyes
October 25, 2026
A quiet CTE teacher workspace with blank coursework folders and a planner suggests credential completion support.
Philadelphia CTE Investment Helps Teachers Finish Credentials
October 25, 2026
A technical lab bench holds a first practice piece beside a corrected second attempt.
A Three-Stop Feedback Loop Helps CTE Students Fix Skills in the Lab
October 18, 2026
Blank folders, a coffee mug, and a laptop on a desk stand for a CTE grant payment workflow under review.
Pennsylvania CTE Programs Face a November 1 Perkins Payment Test
October 18, 2026
Mixed unmarked practice parts illustrate interleaved technical skill practice.
Stop Blocking the Practice — Start Shuffling It: Interleaved Practice in the CTE Lab
October 11, 2026
An unmarked automated manufacturing cell illustrates demand for technical skills.
Manufacturing Week Closes With 1.9 Million Job Gap and a Stalled K-12 Pipeline
October 11, 2026
CTE students use a visual sorting routine to reflect on skills readiness.
SWOT Before the Test: A Low-Prep CTE Formative Self-Assessment
October 4, 2026
CTE students build skilled-trades capacity through hands-on technical work.
Sonderling at DOL, JFF’s 2.1M Trades Gap: What CTE Should Build Now
October 4, 2026
A CTE instructor coaches students through a simulation rehearsal before live equipment practice.
Practice the Dangerous Stuff First — In Simulation
September 27, 2026
CTE students and an instructor review career pathway options in a technical training lab.
The Jobs America Is Adding Are CTE Jobs
September 27, 2026
A CTE instructor guides students as they measure a machined practice part with a caliper.
The Math Is Already in the Lab: Embed Contextualized Math Into CTE Procedures
September 20, 2026
CTE students meet with an instructor and college-pathway advisor around a technical lab workbench.
Dual Enrollment Is Proven — Why Are CTE Students Still Left Out?
September 20, 2026
A CTE instructor coaches students as they perform and inspect a hands-on technical task.
Stop Watching, Start Doing: Think-Alouds and Self-Monitoring Checklists for CTE Lab Learning
September 13, 2026
CTE students practice technical skills with an instructor and industry mentor in a training lab.
Federal Apprenticeship Hits 714,000: What the CTE Program Design Question Means for Pennsylvania
September 13, 2026
Replace re-reading with recall to make CTE technical knowledge stick
September 6, 2026
Pennsylvania now lets CTE students test for credentials before senior year
September 6, 2026
A CTE instructor points to one training fixture while a student examines a second fixture during coached practice.
Teach the Skill, Don’t Just Show It: Peyton’s 4-Step Approach for Novice CTE Learners
August 30, 2026
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States Are Building the Governance Scaffolding for Youth Apprenticeship — and CTE Is the On-Ramp
August 30, 2026
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Competency-Based Grading in the CTE Lab: How to Grade Hands-On Skills Instead of Seat Time
August 23, 2026
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Lehigh Carbon Community College Adds Aviation Management Degree as PA Builds the Full Aviation Workforce
August 23, 2026
Perkins – What is it?
August 21, 2026
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Teaching Durable Skills in CTE: A Practical Framework for Instructors Planning This Fall
August 9, 2026
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First Federal Workforce Pell Program Approved: Iowa Central’s EMT Program Leads the Nation
August 9, 2026
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The Applied Co-Intelligence Model: A Three-Skill Framework for Preparing CTE Students for an AI-Driven Workforce
August 2, 2026
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House FY27 Bill Adds Perkins Funding, Cuts Adult Ed and WIOA Training
August 2, 2026
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First Week CTE Reset: Three Moves That Make Labs Work for Every Learner
July 28, 2026
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Paid Screen Printing Apprenticeship Shows a Small but Serious CTE Model in Philadelphia
July 28, 2026
Shapiro Invests $3 Million to Triple Steamfitters Apprenticeship Enrollment in Philadelphia
Shapiro Invests $3 Million to Triple Steamfitters Apprenticeship Enrollment in Philadelphia
July 22, 2026
PA Invests $4.1 Million to Connect High School Students to Careers, Not Just Diplomas
PA Invests $4.1 Million to Connect High School Students to Careers, Not Just Diplomas
July 22, 2026
How AI Is Changing the Game for CTE Programs Nationwide
How AI Is Changing the Game for CTE Programs Nationwide
July 22, 2026
Illustration of safety goggles, gloves, traffic cones, and a wrench for a CTE lab safety checklist.
Walk-Through Ready: A CTE Lab and Shop Safety Checklist Instructors Can Run Before Students Return
July 19, 2026
Textless illustration showing a bridge between a training workshop and a civic building with CTE tools.
Perkins Authority Moved to Labor Department; Congress Wants to Make It Permanent
July 19, 2026
Building CTE Industry Advisory Committees That Actually Work: A Practical Guide for Instructors
Building CTE Industry Advisory Committees That Actually Work: A Practical Guide for Instructors
July 13, 2026
California's CTE Funding Formula Leaves $115 Million Unspent While Programs Cut
California’s CTE Funding Formula Leaves $115 Million Unspent While Programs Cut
July 13, 2026
CTE's National Moment: Why Project-Based Learning Is the Bridge to Industry Credentials
CTE’s National Moment: Why Project-Based Learning Is the Bridge to Industry Credentials
July 13, 2026
AI Meets the Shop Floor: Navigating AI Integration in Career and Technical Education
AI Meets the Shop Floor: Navigating AI Integration in Career and Technical Education
July 13, 2026
Global Competence in CTE: Why Philadelphia Students Need the World in Their Toolkit
Global Competence in CTE: Why Philadelphia Students Need the World in Their Toolkit
July 13, 2026
What PA CTE Programs Should Know as States Crack Down on Cell Phones in Schools
What PA CTE Programs Should Know as States Crack Down on Cell Phones in Schools
July 13, 2026
Philly CTE in the Crossfire as Trump Shifts Career-Tech Oversight to Labor
Philly CTE in the Crossfire as Trump Shifts Career-Tech Oversight to Labor
July 13, 2026
PaTTAN's New AI Toolkit Maps How Every CTE Pathway Will Change in Pennsylvania
PaTTAN’s New AI Toolkit Maps How Every CTE Pathway Will Change in Pennsylvania
July 13, 2026
DOL's 30-Day Apprenticeship Approvals Reshape Philadelphia's Trades Pipeline
DOL’s 30-Day Apprenticeship Approvals Reshape Philadelphia’s Trades Pipeline
July 13, 2026
Florida's AI Task Force Offers a Blueprint for CTE Programs Nationwide
Florida’s AI Task Force Offers a Blueprint for CTE Programs Nationwide
July 9, 2026
Cell Phone Bans Meet CTE: Why One-Size-Fits-All Device Policies Miss the Lab
Cell Phone Bans Meet CTE: Why One-Size-Fits-All Device Policies Miss the Lab
July 9, 2026
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What Makes an Effective CTE Lab? Facility Design Principles That Support Hands-On Skill Building
July 9, 2026
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California CTE Students Earn Union Cards and AWS Certifications Through Summer Trades Program
July 6, 2026
Boston's $12.8M Skilled-Trades Initiative Builds a Direct Pipeline From High School to Registered Apprenticeships Hero
Boston’s $12.8M Skilled-Trades Initiative Builds a Direct Pipeline From High School to Registered Apprenticeships
June 29, 2026
What Five Years of Career Pathways Work Taught Us About Making CTE Stick
What Five Years of Career Pathways Work Taught Us About Making CTE Stick
June 25, 2026
Pennsylvania Community Colleges Build a Statewide Bridge Into Union Apprenticeships
Pennsylvania Community Colleges Build a Statewide Bridge Into Union Apprenticeships
June 22, 2026
What Earlier Career Exploration Means for CTE Program Design
What Earlier Career Exploration Means for CTE Program Design
June 18, 2026
Pennsylvania Finally Tests Whether CTE Credentials Change Lives
Pennsylvania Finally Tests Whether CTE Credentials Change Lives
June 15, 2026
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Breaking Down Silos: How CTE Programs Can Connect Learning to Careers
June 11, 2026
Before You Buy a Single Piece of Equipment: How Philadelphia CTE Programs Get Launch-Ready
Before You Buy a Single Piece of Equipment: How Philadelphia CTE Programs Get Launch-Ready
June 9, 2026
PLTW Partners with CompTIA to Bring Security+ Certification into High School Cybersecurity Labs
PLTW Partners with CompTIA to Bring Security+ Certification into High School Cybersecurity Labs
June 9, 2026
Ten Project-Based Learning Ideas That Build Real Credentials in Philadelphia CTE Programs
Ten Project-Based Learning Ideas That Build Real Credentials in Philadelphia CTE Programs
June 9, 2026
National Apprenticeship Week 2026 Shifts to Spring — What It Means for Pennsylvania's CTE-to-Apprenticeship Pipeline
National Apprenticeship Week 2026 Shifts to Spring — What It Means for Pennsylvania’s CTE-to-Apprenticeship Pipeline
June 9, 2026
How Philadelphia CTE Instructors Can Build Project-Based Learning Units That End in Industry Credentials
How Philadelphia CTE Instructors Can Build Project-Based Learning Units That End in Industry Credentials
June 9, 2026
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Iowa Shows What Scale Looks Like: 70% of High Schoolers Now in CTE
June 8, 2026
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How to Validate CTE Skills With Authentic Performance Assessment
June 4, 2026
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Governors Double Down on CTE: Rhode Island Proposes First $50M Workforce Bond
June 1, 2026
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How to Build an Industry Advisory Board That Actually Shapes Your CTE Program
May 28, 2026
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Manufacturing CTE Enrollment Surges 22 Percent as Reshoring Drives Demand for Trades Graduates
May 25, 2026
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Building Industry Partnerships That Outlast Grant Cycles: A Playbook for Sustainable Work-Based Learning
May 21, 2026
Pennsylvania's $65 Million CTE Investment Is Reshaping How Pittsburgh Students Enter the Workforce
Pennsylvania’s $65 Million CTE Investment Is Reshaping How Pittsburgh Students Enter the Workforce
May 19, 2026
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Feds Merge Workforce and CTE Planning for the First Time: 17 States Already On Board
May 18, 2026
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Building Stackable Certification Pathways: A Four-Year Framework That Actually Works
May 14, 2026
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Massachusetts Drops $70 Million on CTE: 2,500 New Seats Signal a National Playbook
May 11, 2026
PLTW STEM to CTE Pathway
How PLTW’s STEM-to-CTE Pipeline Is Reshaping Career Readiness — and What Philadelphia Can Learn
May 7, 2026
Project-Based Blended Learning for CTE
Project-Based Blended Learning for CTE: A Framework You Can Deploy Monday Morning
May 7, 2026
Perkins V FY26 Funding Guidance
Congress Finalizes FY26 Funding as OCTAE Rolls Out New Perkins V State Plan Guidance
May 4, 2026
NCCER Credentials Overview
NCCER Credentials: What They Are, Who Developed Them, What They Cost, and Where They Lead
May 1, 2026
CTE Funding Whiplash: Grants Canceled, Perkins Reauthorized — What Philadelphia Keeps
CTE Funding Whiplash: Grants Canceled, Perkins Reauthorized — What Philadelphia Keeps
April 30, 2026
Pennsylvania Rewires K–12 Career Readiness — Why Philly CTE Should Pay Attention
Pennsylvania Rewires K–12 Career Readiness — Why Philly CTE Should Pay Attention
April 28, 2026
Station Rotation in the CTE Lab: Why Hands-On Differentiation Works
Station Rotation in the CTE Lab: Why Hands-On Differentiation Works
April 27, 2026
NCCER Certification Overview
NCCER Certification: What It Is, Who Built It, What It Costs, and Where It Leads
April 24, 2026
FY26 CTE Funding Philadelphia
FY26 CTE Funding Locked In + What It Means for Philadelphia Programs
April 23, 2026
CTE Meets AI: What Philadelphia Programs Need to Do Now Before the Skills Gap Widens
CTE Meets AI: What Philadelphia Programs Need to Do Now Before the Skills Gap Widens
April 22, 2026
Philadelphia CTE Graduates Careers
Philadelphia CTE Grads Walk Straight Into Paychecks + Why the CTE Community Should Pay Attention
April 21, 2026
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Station Rotation in the CTE Lab: Why It Works in Any Shop Setting + How
April 20, 2026
Bringing Project-Based Learning Into CTE: 3 Strategies That Actually Work in the Lab
Bringing Project-Based Learning Into CTE: 3 Strategies That Actually Work in the Lab
April 17, 2026
4 Ways to Differentiate Project-Based Learning in CTE Labs and Shops
4 Ways to Differentiate Project-Based Learning in CTE Labs and Shops
April 17, 2026
From Unemployed to Programmer Analyst: Philadelphia's IT Apprenticeship Proves CTE Works
From Unemployed to Programmer Analyst: Philadelphia’s IT Apprenticeship Proves CTE Works
April 17, 2026
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CompTIA A+: What It Is, Who Built It, What It Costs, and Where It Leads
April 17, 2026
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Washington Wrote a $1.4B CTE Check and Harrisburg Added $65M — But Can Philadelphia Cash
April 16, 2026
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Philadelphia CTE Summer Camps Expand Fast — But Nobody’s Tracking Who Comes Back
April 14, 2026
Differentiated Instruction in the CTE Lab: Six Strategies That Actually Work
Differentiated Instruction in the CTE Lab: Six Strategies That Actually Work
April 13, 2026
What Effective Philadelphia CTE Instructors Do Differently: Industry Partnerships and Hands-On Outcomes
What Effective Philadelphia CTE Instructors Do Differently: Industry Partnerships and Hands-On Outcomes
April 13, 2026
PA CTE Programs Prove Project-Based Learning Builds Employer-Ready Skills
PA CTE Programs Prove Project-Based Learning Builds Employer-Ready Skills
April 13, 2026
Three Project-Based Learning Strategies That Work in Philadelphia CTE Programs
Three Project-Based Learning Strategies That Work in Philadelphia CTE Programs
April 13, 2026
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From Demonstration to Domination: How Gradual Release Builds CTE Shop Competency
April 13, 2026
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Shapiro Administration’s $10.35 Million PAsmart Grant Expands CTE Access Across Pennsylvania
April 11, 2026
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Philadelphia Schools Push Career Credentials to Meet Graduation Rules — Raising Quality Questions
April 11, 2026
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The Digital Resume Is Replacing the Four-Year Degree
April 10, 2026
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$209 Million and Counting
April 10, 2026
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The Test That Actually Teaches
April 10, 2026
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Philadelphia’s CTE Teacher Crisis
April 10, 2026
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The End of the CTE Computer Lab
April 10, 2026
Pennsylvania's CEW Standards Receive First Major Overhaul in Over a Decade
Pennsylvania’s CEW Standards Receive First Major Overhaul in Over a Decade
April 9, 2026
Philadelphia Youth Network Launches $1M+ Professional Pathways Program for Opportunity Youth
Philadelphia Youth Network Launches $1M+ Professional Pathways Program for Opportunity Youth
April 9, 2026
A CTE administrator sits at a plain table reviewing blank planning folders.
Posted inCTE News

Federal Proposal Would Give CTE More Grant Lanes, Not More Money

Pennsylvania CTE leaders have a new federal grant-planning signal, not a new funding stream. A November 5 U.S. Department of Education proposal would name career and technical education (CTE), programs…
Continue Reading
Posted by Bob Young November 8, 2026
A quiet CTE teacher workspace with blank coursework folders and a planner suggests credential completion support.
Posted inCTE News

Philadelphia CTE Investment Helps Teachers Finish Credentials

A $75,000 Philadelphia investment targets one point in the CTE teacher pipeline: helping current instructors finish credential courses. The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced the Teacher Appreciation…
Continue Reading
Posted by Bob Young October 25, 2026
Blank folders, a coffee mug, and a laptop on a desk stand for a CTE grant payment workflow under review.
Posted inCTE News

Pennsylvania CTE Programs Face a November 1 Perkins Payment Test

A new federal payment rule turns a routine Perkins V draw into a short compliance exercise. Beginning November 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education says its G5 payment system…
Continue Reading
Posted by Bob Young October 18, 2026
An unmarked automated manufacturing cell illustrates demand for technical skills.
Posted inCTE News

Manufacturing Week Closes With 1.9 Million Job Gap and a Stalled K-12 Pipeline

Manufacturing Week 2026 closed on Friday with a familiar headline, but the number underneath it has moved the wrong way again. The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte now project that 1.9…
Continue Reading
Posted by Bob Young October 11, 2026
CTE students build skilled-trades capacity through hands-on technical work.
Posted inCTE News

Sonderling at DOL, JFF’s 2.1M Trades Gap: What CTE Should Build Now

The Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling as Secretary of Labor on September 30, 2026, by a 47–41 vote — the same day JFF released The State of America's Skilled Trades, a…
Continue Reading
Posted by Bob Young October 4, 2026
CTE students and an instructor review career pathway options in a technical training lab.
Posted inCTE News

The Jobs America Is Adding Are CTE Jobs

Headline: BLS's 2025–35 projections show the fastest-growing occupations are almost all skills taught in CTE labs — which turns the real question from "is there demand?" to "will our program…
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Posted by Bob Young September 27, 2026
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A CTE administrator sits at a plain table reviewing blank planning folders.
Posted inCTE News

Federal Proposal Would Give CTE More Grant Lanes, Not More Money

Pennsylvania CTE leaders have a new federal grant-planning signal, not a new funding stream. A November 5 U.S. Department of Education proposal would name career and technical education (CTE), programs…
Posted by Bob Young November 8, 2026
A CTE student in safety glasses pauses at a workbench to check a hand tool before starting a lab task.
Posted inEducational Resources

A Five-Minute Hazard Scan Makes Safety Reasoning Visible

A safety test can show whether students remember rules. A five-minute, teacher-reviewed scan asks them to apply those rules before a task begins. Students name the hazard, exposure, control, verification…
Posted by Bob Young November 1, 2026
Two students work at a CTE lab bench, one performing a task while the other observes with a blank card.
Posted inEducational Resources

Reciprocal Peer Practice Gives CTE Labs More Useful Eyes

When one CTE instructor must watch 20 or 25 students, every minute of observation matters. A supervised reciprocal peer-teaching cycle gives each student a second job: perform the task, then…
Posted by Bob Young October 25, 2026
A quiet CTE teacher workspace with blank coursework folders and a planner suggests credential completion support.
Posted inCTE News

Philadelphia CTE Investment Helps Teachers Finish Credentials

A $75,000 Philadelphia investment targets one point in the CTE teacher pipeline: helping current instructors finish credential courses. The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia announced the Teacher Appreciation…
Posted by Bob Young October 25, 2026
A technical lab bench holds a first practice piece beside a corrected second attempt.
Posted inEducational Resources

A Three-Stop Feedback Loop Helps CTE Students Fix Skills in the Lab

A grade at the end of a lab tells a student what happened. It does not always tell the student what to change while the tool, workpiece, vehicle, patient scenario,…
Posted by Bob Young October 18, 2026
Blank folders, a coffee mug, and a laptop on a desk stand for a CTE grant payment workflow under review.
Posted inCTE News

Pennsylvania CTE Programs Face a November 1 Perkins Payment Test

A new federal payment rule turns a routine Perkins V draw into a short compliance exercise. Beginning November 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Education says its G5 payment system…
Posted by Bob Young October 18, 2026
Mixed unmarked practice parts illustrate interleaved technical skill practice.
Posted inEducational Resources

Stop Blocking the Practice — Start Shuffling It: Interleaved Practice in the CTE Lab

If you teach welding, auto, electrical, manufacturing, healthcare, IT, or construction, you probably run practice the same way every other CTE teacher does. You drill weld joint A until it…
Posted by Bob Young October 11, 2026
An unmarked automated manufacturing cell illustrates demand for technical skills.
Posted inCTE News

Manufacturing Week Closes With 1.9 Million Job Gap and a Stalled K-12 Pipeline

Manufacturing Week 2026 closed on Friday with a familiar headline, but the number underneath it has moved the wrong way again. The Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte now project that 1.9…
Posted by Bob Young October 11, 2026
CTE students use a visual sorting routine to reflect on skills readiness.
Posted inEducational Resources

SWOT Before the Test: A Low-Prep CTE Formative Self-Assessment

A CTE student preparing for an industry certification, end-of-program performance assessment, or NOCTI/NIMS written exam usually has no structured way to diagnose their own readiness. They walk in feeling "ready"…
Posted by Bob Young October 4, 2026
CTE students build skilled-trades capacity through hands-on technical work.
Posted inCTE News

Sonderling at DOL, JFF’s 2.1M Trades Gap: What CTE Should Build Now

The Senate confirmed Keith Sonderling as Secretary of Labor on September 30, 2026, by a 47–41 vote — the same day JFF released The State of America's Skilled Trades, a…
Posted by Bob Young October 4, 2026

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