Showing career/tech students what’s possible
Teachers have seen the value SkillsUSA and its Louisville-based national competitions have for their students.
ATC students help get summer program rolling
Students in Barren County played a key role in readying a bus for the district’s summer reading and meals program.
Safety course gets students one step closer to career-readiness
Ballard Memorial High School offered its seniors in three career and technical education classes an important safety course, and the instructor who led that effort would like to see it happen across the state.
Students take the lead at new regional career academy
The first-of-its-kind in Kentucky high school aims to prepare students for high-demand jobs.
Arnold receives 2016 Kevin M. Noland Award
At the Kentucky Board of Education meeting in Frankfort April 13, Commissioner of Education Stephen Pruitt presented the 2016 Kevin M. Noland Award to Laura Arnold, associate commissioner for the Office of Career and Technical Education at the Kentucky Department of Education.
Franklin-Simpson in the sweet spot of agriculture education
High school’s agriculture program brings academic, career and technical education and leadership skills together for success.
Kentucky joins career readiness initiative
Kentucky is among a group of 17 states that committed to develop and execute a detailed plan to implement recommendations made in a report by the Council of Chief State School Officers Career Readiness Task Force
Henderson County students get head start in early childhood education
Named as one of nine career and technical education programs in the country that work, Henderson County High School’s early childhood education program gets students ready for careers.
Board considers career/tech funding; novice reduction
Current funding for career and technical education (CTE) in Kentucky is inadequate and at critical levels. That’s the conclusion of an independent report presented to the Kentucky Board of Education at its June 3 meeting in Frankfort. Kentucky funds CTE programs in high schools, locally-operated technical centers (CTCs) and state-operated Area Technology Centers (ATCs) utilizing a combination of federal Perkins funding, state [...]
CTE is the ‘new cool’ in Adair County
Satellite CTE programs heighten awareness of career pathways, industry certificates.