Providing More Students a Pathway to Success by Strengthening Career and Technical Education. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, First Session (February 28, 2017). Serial Number 115-7.
This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education that was held to discuss strengthening career and technical education (CTE) and the need to reform, improve, and modernize current law so that more students can experience t...
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| Summary: | This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education that was held to discuss strengthening career and technical education (CTE) and the need to reform, improve, and modernize current law so that more students can experience the power of this important education. By strengthening CTE policies, there is an opportunity to ensure the law reflects the current realities facing students, workers, and employers today. It is an important opportunity, one that allows more Americans to not only seize opportunities in the workforce, but helps them excel in the high-skilled jobs that exist today. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable Jared Polis, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; and (2) Honorable Todd Rokita, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education. Witness statements were presented by: (1) Janet Global, Director of Career and Technical Education, Canyons School District; (2) Glenn E. Johnson, Manufacturing Workforce Development Leader, BASF Corporation; (3) Mimi Lufkin, Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance for Partnerships in Equity (NAPE); and (4) Mike Rowe, CEO, Mikeroweworks Foundation. Additional submissions were presented by: (1) Honorable Lou Barletta, a Representative in Congress from the State of Pennsylvania: Letter dated March 21, 2017, from International Code Council; (2) Mr. Johnson: Chart--Workforce Development Pipeline; (3) Mr. Polis: The CTE Equation in Tennessee; (4) Mr. Rowe: CompTIA--Change in TECH Act; (5) Chairman Rokita: Article--How Congress can help millions of Americans achieve career success; and (6) Honorable Glenn Thompson, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee: Letter dated February 24, 2017, from Data Quality Campaign (DQC) |
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