Advance CTE Reports

Resources created by Advance CTE across topic areas related to Career Technical Education (CTE). Includes reports, guide/tools, case studies, briefs and snapshots.

  • Policy
May 2023

This resource supports state and local leaders in the development of policies and programs that advance the expansion of CTE and work-based learning within and across states.

  • Guide/Tool
April 2023

This toolkit provides effective messages targeted to key audiences and strategies for dissemination to increase participation in Credit for Prior Learning among adult learners who are pursuing career pathways and CTE programs of study that lead to jobs in in-demand fields.

  • Research/ Report
March 2023

This resource builds the case for purpose-driven framing for career advising, shares the results from preliminary research into this type of framing and lays out both implications for different populations and future work needed to validate and implement this framing.

  • Research/ Report
March 2023

This brief highlights national trends and models for youth apprenticeship (YA) funding and showcases the importance of consistent state funding.

  • Research/ Report
February 2023

This paper, produced by Advance CTE, ACTE and ECS, is the ninth annual review of CTE and career-readiness policies in the states and territories. The report highlights notable legislation, board rules, executive actions and governor-led initiatives in each state.

  • Guide/Tool
December 2022

Fully inclusive Career Technical Education (CTE) programs should not just reflect current program representation, but rather the communities where learners will

  • Case Study
November 2022

This brief, the third in this series, examines three strategies for making data an integral and beneficial part of state and institutional climates, using examples from states participating in the PDI to illustrate innovative approaches.

  • Case Study
November 2022

This brief, the fourth and final brief of the series, focuses on the data collection and reporting expectations of postsecondary CTE policymakers and administrators, under the assumption that infor