1. Funding and Finance
  2. Funding and Finance

Funding and Finance

Resources on topics such as financial aid and funding models and formulas 

State Policies Impacting CTE: 2021 Year in Review

  • Research/ Report
February 2022 —

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.

Braiding Funding To Support Equitable Career Pathways

  • Research/ Report
January 2022 —

This resource from Advance CTE is the fourth in a series of policy briefs centered on strengthening career pathways and offers promising practices for leveraging available federal, state and local funding sources through braiding.

Re-imagining Outcomes-based Funding: Using Metrics to Foster Higher Education Equity

  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This report by the Education Trust examines state outcomes-based funding policies and the extent to which states prioritized the enrollment and success of students of color and students from low-income backgrounds.

Investing in Student Success at Community Colleges: Lessons from Research on Guided Pathways

  • Research/ Report
April 2021 —

This brief from Columbia University's Community College Research Center discusses Guided Pathways as a comprehensive reform to the delivery of community college programs and learner supports.

State Policies Impacting CTE: 2020 Year in Review

  • Research/ Report
February 2021 —

This paper, produced by Advance CTE, ACTE and ECS, is the eighth 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. 

Making Good on the Promise: Improving Equity and Access to High-Quality CTE for Youth and Young Adults in the Justice System

  • Guide/Tool
June 2020 —

This resource, developed by The Council of State Governments Justice Center and Advance CTE, outlines key actions that state CTE leaders can take in partnership with juvenile and adult criminal justice agencies to ensure that youth in these systems have access to high-quality CTE programs.

Designing Equitable Promise Programs

  • Guide/Tool
March 2020 —

This resource spotlights equity concerns for statewide college Promise programs and provides considerations for state policymakers as they design and implement Promise programs that advance equity. Specifically, the guide addresses affordability, access, and success for special populations

State Policies Impacting CTE: 2019 Year in Review

  • Research/ Report
January 2020 —

This paper, produced by Advance CTE, ACTE and ECS, is the seventh 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.