Apr 3, 2026
Kids are Thinking Ahead but… Breaking News! New research finds that well over 7,000 high school students are being shut out of high school career and technical training programs in PA. These students are wisely signing up to learn real-world technical skills...
Mar 17, 2026
Forty States’ Certification Systems are Better Suited to Retain High School CTE Teachers than Pennsylvania. In 80% of all states, where 2.3 million educators are teaching in public schools, Career and Technical Education (CTE) teachers can attain tenure via a...
Sep 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE PA FACES A SHORTAGE OF NEARLY 700 CAREER-TECH TEACHERS New Children First Report Offers Solutions So More Children Can Benefit from Skills Training Pennsylvania has a smaller share of students in valuable career and technical education (CTE) than other...
Sep 24, 2025
High school Career and Technical Education programs are a critical pathway for states to prepare for and meet current and future workforce needs. Pennsylvania’s career and technical educator licensure requirements for the Instructor II certificate are out of step with...
Aug 12, 2024
Career-related learning that better connects graduates to future employment and higher education is growing in respect and demand in Pennsylvania. Economists predict the majority of future job growth in the Commonwealth will be in fields that do not require an...
Mar 3, 2023
Investing in public education excellence is the path to thriving communities, a stable economy, and successful students. Yet Pennsylvania’s underfunded and decentralized K-12 career and technical education (CTE) and dual enrollment (in college as well as high school),...
