This Week in CTE is being posted a day earlier this week because the office will be closed Friday in observance of Independence Day.
TWEET OF THE WEEK
“You can get all the professional skills you need for a good job in a high-demand field.” —The First Lady on #CTE. #ReachHigher
— The First Lady (@FLOTUS) June 30, 2015
ARTICLES OF THE WEEK
The past two weeks have been an exciting time for Career Technical Education. Last week, President Obama announced the expansion of the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program to include CTE students, and earlier this week the White House held a special event to recognize CTE Innovators with remarks by First Lady Michelle Obama. We were thrilled that the event included a few of our Excellence in Action Award winners, Moody High School, Upper Valley Career Center, Tennessee College of Applied Technology and Henderson County High School.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
America’s Promise Alliance and Pearson launched GradNation State Activation Initiative to increase high school graduation rates to 90 percent. As part of the initiative, there is a grant opportunity open to state agencies, nonprofits, community based organizations, coalitions, and association or membership groups. Grants are for up to $200,000.
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WEBINAR OF THE WEEK
Did you miss our most recent webinar with the Appalachia Regional Comprehensive Center (ARCC)? We explored how West Virginia’s Simulated Workplace is reinventing Career Technical Education (CTE) by bringing the workplace inside the four walls of a CTE classroom for a student-centered simulated experience. Launched in 2013 as a pilot, the Simulated Workplace is poised for statewide implementation in the 2016-17 school year. You can watch the recording here.
Katie Fitzgerald, Communications Associate
