Advance CTE’s Making Good on the Promise: Ensuring Equitable Success through CTE, explores how states can use data-driven support systems to meet learners’ needs; provide integrated support services to secure wellness, academic preparation and financial stability; and create the enabling conditions for successful transitions. The report aims to provide a roadmap for states to learn…
College in high school programs such as dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and early college high schools are popular and effective tools to improve college access and success. In 2019 alone, 18 governors discussed earning college credit prior to high school graduation in their “State of the State” addresses, and new laws passed in more than…
The authorization of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) provides states an opportunity to improve their data systems and make more data-informed decisions. The State of Career Technical Education: Improving Data Quality and Effectiveness report is designed to serve as a roadmap for state policymakers as they redesign…
This report highlights bright spots across the country that have been successful in increasing the number of high school students prepared for and successfully transitioning to postsecondary education and training programs. This brief also provides high impact strategies to develop and scale solutions that can strengthen collaboration and alignment between the workforce, K–12, and higher…
This brief examines strategies that states are using to communicate the promise of CTE and gain buy-in from state agencies, communities, and stakeholders to promote equity in CTE. This brief was developed through the New Skills for Youth initiative, a partnership of the Council of Chief State School Officers, Advance CTE and Education Strategy Group,…
Credentials have currency in two primary ways: they (1) help an individual find employment or advance in the workforce and/or (2) accelerate a student’s progression into and through postsecondary education and training. It is critical that states place their greatest focus on the credentials that provide the greatest value to students and employers. This report…
