TWEET OF THE WEEK
#apprenticeships makes everyone a winner. Our seniors at Upper Valley CC “Earn while they Learn” @CTEWorks @OhioACTE pic.twitter.com/DX0mEOysfy
— Tony Trapp (@Tony_Trapp) January 29, 2016
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WEEK
236 students across the country were nominated for the 2016 inaugural class of Presidential Scholars in CTE. See who was nominated from your state.
RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Workforce Data Quality Campaign launched their online state pages resource featuring information about higher education and workforce data in each of the 50 states and D.C. Learn more.
VIDEO OF THE WEEK
The AT&T/DECA Mentoring Project released a video this week showcasing the impact the mentoring project has made in its first year, providing more than 31,000 hours of mentoring to 11,500 students in 20 schools across the United States. Watch the video.
REPORT OF THE WEEK
America’s Promise Alliance released the 2016 Building a Grad Nation Data Brief, which provides an overview of the 2013-2014 high school graduation rates across the country. While the nation hit a record 82.3 percent graduation rate in 2014, there are still major discrepancies in graduation rates for minority students, those from low-income families, and students with disabilities. Read the report.
Katie Fitzgerald, Communications Associate
