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…
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…
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…
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…
A Near-10% CTE Bump in a Flat K-12 Budget When Governor Josh Shapiro released his FY2026-27 budget proposal, the headline number for career and technical education stood out starkly against…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A Near-10% CTE Bump in a Flat K-12 Budget When Governor Josh Shapiro released his FY2026-27 budget proposal, the headline number for career and technical education stood out starkly against…
The Promise CTE Makes — and Philadelphia Delivers Every year, CTE advocates make the case that career and technical education is a viable, dignified, debt-free alternative to a four-year college…
From selective access to systemwide pathways: what Ohio is actually changing Willoughby-Eastlake City School District’s move toward a comprehensive, in-district CTE model is significant because it shifts CTE from a…
Building Momentum for State-Level CTE Investment The Pennsylvania Association of Career and Technical Administrators (PACTA) has announced its 2026 State Advocacy Day and Career and Technical Education (CTE) Day, scheduled…
Summer is no longer just remediation season in Philadelphia Philadelphia’s 2026 summer announcement is significant for one simple reason: it reframes summer from a recovery gap into a strategic window…