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Defining High-quality CTE: Quality CTE Program of Study Framework, Version 4.0 (Beta)

  • Guide/Tool
March 2017 —

This resource from ACTE provides a blueprint for designing and implementing high-quality programs of study. The framework can be used to evaluate and improve local programs of study.

Assessing the Education and Employment Outcomes of Career and Technical Education Students

  • Guide/Tool
July 2014 —

This white paper from RTI International and Advance CTE lays out specific recommendations for how the U.S. Department of Education and future legislation from Congress can provide additional guidance to help Perkins grantees generate more valid, reliable and comparable state data.

The Value and Promise of Career Technical Education: Results from a National Survey of Parents and Students

  • Research/ Report
April 2017 —

This report from Advance CTE draws on national survey data to explore the attitudes of parents and students currently involved in CTE, as well as prospective  CTE parents and students, to better understand the promise and opportunity of CTE.

Unpacking Putting Learner Success First - State Self-Assessment

  • Guide/Tool
May 2017 —

This downloadable tool from Advance CTE draws on the five principles of Putting Learner Success First: A Shared Vision for the Future of CTE to help state leaders reflect on the progress their states have made and where progress is most needed. 

Your Role in Putting Learner Success First: Local Self-Assessment

  • Guide/Tool
May 2017 —

This downloadable tool from Advance CTE draws on the five principles of Putting Learner Success First: A Shared Vision for the Future of CTE to help local CTE leaders and practitioners understand how they can begin to implement the vision’s principles and actions. 

CTE is Your STEM Strategy

  • Case Study
  • Guide/Tool
December 2013 —

This paper from Advance CTE explores the connection and overlap between CTE and STEM education. States can use this resource to help identify connections, to learn from other state strategies, and to develop their own strategies to connect STEM and CTE in their policy, practice and rhetoric.

Career Readiness Stakeholder Engagement Tool

  • Guide/Tool
March 2017 —

This tool from Advance CTE is based off of two tools created by the Council of Chief State School Officers. It is designed to guide users through nine steps in planning effective interactions with specific stakeholders.

Early Achievements and Innovations from Phase One of the New Skills for Youth Initiative

  • Case Study
  • Snapshots
February 2017 —

This publication from Advance CTE sumamrizes work completed in Phase One of the New Skills for Youth initiative. The document profiles significant achievements and lessons learned, drawing out strategies that other states can replicate.

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The Learning that Works Resource Center was developed through the New Skills for Youth initiative, a partnership of the Council of Chief State School Officers, Advance CTE and the Education Strategy Group, generously funded by JPMorgan Chase & Co