This study explored the relationship between career and technical education (CTE) course taking and high school completion rates. Data analysis was conducted with a longitudinal database of a nationally representative sample of nearly 9,000 students. Results show that for youth who are younger... read more »
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This report from the California Dropout Research Project discusses the improvement of high school outcomes by combining career-technical education (CTE) with college preparatory coursework in the curriculum. The author examines the effects of three approaches - like career academies or career-... read more »
This issue brief from the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) discusses the role that career and technical education (CTE) programs have in helping students successfully transition from secondary to postsecondary education. The authors begin by noting the statistics on students... read more »
This study examines the effect of career and technical education (CTE) transition programs on secondary student matriculation to postsecondary education. The study has 2 components 1) comparing secondary CTE and non-CTE students on academic experiences, achievement and transition to college and... read more »
This position paper from the Association for Career and Technical Education reviews the challenges and current efforts in high school redesign, and offers nine recommendations of the role career and technical education (CTE) should play in future efforts to reinvent high schools for the 21st... read more »
Through examination of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 and its transcript component, vocational education is analyzed for a group of youth. Career and technical education (CTE) courses taken and participation in career-related programs of courses and activities are described.... read more »
This study analyzes Career Technical Education (CTE) transition programs, which aim to create formal partnerships between secondary and postsecondary institutions and support the completion of a degree program. Longitudinal academic achievement data from 6,000 students who transitioned into... read more »
This study explored the benefits of career and technical education. The author examined dropout rates, academic achievement, and postsecondary outcomes. The four groups consisted of (1) academic concentrators, (2) CTE concentrators, (3) dual concentrators, and (4) neither academic nor CTE... read more »
This fact sheet outlines important shifts in Career and Technical Education in terms of program inclusiveness, academic connectedness, "real-world" focus, and career clusters available to students. Data points from a wide variety of studies and assessments are provided.
This document explains how ACTE defines career and technical education (CTE), and the benefits it can bring about including dropout reduction, high GPA, higher test scores, and more successful students. It also provides statistics and sources that support the organization's position that CTE... read more »
This study examines the implementation and impact of New York State’s career technical education (CTE) programs. CTE student’s courses, graduation rates, perceptions and academic achievement were reviewed from nine CTE sites. Results revealed that students in these programs are generally offered... read more »
This interactive map is a collection of state fact sheets summarizing CTE program delivery, funding, enrollment, performance as well as profiles of exemplary programs. While the criteria for identifying these exemplary programs is unclear, these fact sheets may provide a starting place for... read more »
Teaching global competency (i.e., the capacity and disposition to understand and act on issues of global significance) in a career‐focused context gives students the opportunity to acquire important skills needed for success in many careers that are part of the current economy. One promising way... read more »
