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Career Technical Education Linked to Boys' High School Survival

MrGreen sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 56, Clicks: 4)  
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Caralee Adams -- Making the case for career technical education, researcher James Stone III presented findings today that show enrollment in CTE is a strong predictor of staying in high school—especially for boys.

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Canada: Student training touted as answer to skilled trades shortage

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.windsorstar.com (Views: 57, Clicks: 4)  
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Students at Herman Secondary School in Windsor, Ontario, are learning metal-cutting through a partnership of the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program and local machining, and tool and die shops. Students in the program say it could help address a shortage in the area of young workers with technical job skills. The program allows students to earn credits toward a general machinist's apprenticeship, while earning a high-school diploma.

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California: A lot is new under the hood in high school auto shop classes

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 70, Clicks: 5)  
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Auto shop's long skid in the face of budget cuts and a shift toward college-prep classes may be reversing. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the San Diego Unified School District.

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U.S. Needs New Educational Model for Economic Growth

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.usnews.com (Views: 98, Clicks: 5)  
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Linking educators and employers is key to economic recovery and maintaining American global competitiveness.

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STEM: Mechatronics

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.youtube.com (Views: 92, Clicks: 6)  
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Mechatronics is a new, interdisciplinary field involving mechanical, instrumentation, electronics, robotics/automation, computer components and control systems. Systems are networked together to meet the demands of highly automated manufacturing processes and technicians are trained to master the necessary skills.

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Tennessee: Mechatronics at Motlow, Bridgestone, train students for high-tech careers

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tennessean.com (Views: 88, Clicks: 5)  
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With a combination of mechanics, electronics and heavy doses of computer and robotics technology, Mechatronics trains workers for jobs that remain open for lack of qualified applicants.

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Education in Indiana: Grant aims to mesh vocational courses, employer needs

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.indystar.com (Views: 111, Clicks: 4)  
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An $800,000 Lilly Endowment grant is aimed at pressing Indiana high schools, colleges and vocational institutions to offer courses that better match the needs of area employers.

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Oklahoma CareerTech student info published inadvertently

Kbuck sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 102, Clicks: 7)  
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Data containing some personal identification information of nearly 6,000 Oklahoma CareerTech students were inadvertently published online, and officials are looking into how it happened.

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The IB Career-related Certificate (IBCC)

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.ibo.org (Views: 114, Clicks: 4)  
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Life in the 21st Century places many demands on students. Enabling students to become self-confident, internationally-minded learners must be integral to their education. The IB Career-related Certificate (IBCC) is a new qualification that increases access to an IB education and is specifically designed to provide a flexible learning framework tailored by the school to meet the needs of students and the local community as well as the world beyond.

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Trying to save vocational education

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 132, Clicks: 5)  
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Jay Mathews -- Many American adolescents don’t want to go to college. They reject as boring and aggravating the Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and other college-level courses offered to them in high school. Yet, they need reading, writing, math and time-management skills for good jobs or trade school slots when they graduate. How can they be persuaded to acquire them?

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Yukon vo-ag program faces allegations of 'skimming'

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 211, Clicks: 8)  
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The vocational agriculture program operating within the Yukon School District has been accused of ripping off — or “skimming,” as it's called — at least six parents of thousands of dollars since 2010. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation is finalizing a report in the inquiry.

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Achieve: CCSS & CTE: Bridging the Divide

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.achieve.org (Views: 148, Clicks: 6)  
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Bridging the Divide between College and Career Readiness outlines a set of strategies state and district leaders can leverage to ensure the implementation of Common Core State Standards engages, informs, and benefits from the career and technical education (CTE) community, a critical partner in the broader college- and career-ready agenda.

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