ERIC Number: ED569190
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Apr
Pages: 10
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Endorsements, Electives & More: CTE & State Graduation Requirements
National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium
The past few years have seen a persistent and consistent focus on Career Technical Education (CTE), including a particular focus on graduation requirements. This brief from Advance CTE highlights a few ways in which states are exploring embedding and elevating CTE programs, assessments and experiences within their statewide graduation requirements. Throughout the brief, a number of challenges and issues for consideration are raised, notably having processes in place for ensuring quality of rigor and quality across pathways and assessments; providing flexibility to allow students to engage in CTE programs of study without having to give up other areas of interests; and ensuring students have the opportunity to take the full range of courses that will prepare them for college and careers. This brief can serve as a resource for states seeking to embed CTE into their graduation requirements. It includes examples and strategies from a number of states as well as challenges to consider.
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, Vocational Education, High Schools, High School Students, High School Graduates, Elective Courses, Career Readiness, College Readiness
National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium. 8484 Georgia Avenue Suite 320, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 301-588-9630; Fax: 301-588-9631; Web site: http://www.careertech.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc)
Identifiers - Location: Arkansas; Colorado; Delaware; Florida; Hawaii; Indiana; Kentucky; Louisiana; Mississippi; Nevada; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia; Wisconsin
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