Public Policy Budget Priorities Come into Focus Secretary McMahon Testifies on FY27 Budget Request Last week, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon appeared before the Senate Appropriations… May 8, 2026
Public Policy Workforce Legislation Reauthorization Moves in House This week, House lawmakers moved forward with a workforce development reauthorization proposal, while federal agencies announced new initiatives related… April 24, 2026
Public Policy Appropriations Process Continues To Take Shape This week, the Congressional budget and appropriations process continued to move forward while the U.S. Department of Labor announced… April 17, 2026
Public Policy Federal CTE Funding in Focus as Budget Season Gets Underway Over the last two weeks, the Trump administration has released its anticipated budget request to Congress, formally beginning the… April 10, 2026
Public Policy Spotlight on Apprenticeships: 2025 Year in Review Across the country, states are recognizing registered and youth apprenticeship programs as essential to workforce development, and are leveraging… March 31, 2026
Public Policy Appropriations Continues to Take Shape Amid New AI Announcements This week, bipartisan support for Career Technical Education continued in the House as the FY27 appropriations process moves forward… March 27, 2026
Public Policy House Appropriations Committee Extends Deadline for Requests This week, the House extended the deadline for fiscal year 2027 member requests and the Senate issued its own… March 20, 2026
Public Policy Congress Prepares for New Budget Cycle This week, House CTE Caucus chairs circulated a “Dear Colleague Letter” calling on lawmakers to strengthen funding for Career… March 13, 2026
Public Policy Protect the ‘And’: Moving from Siloed to Seamless Systems For too long, learners and their families have been told they have to choose between the 'college track' or… March 12, 2026