CTE participation helps boys “survive” high school.[i]
While CTE has a multitude of benefits for all students, CTE seem to be particularly advantageous for young men.
An analysis of what helps students “survive” high school conducted by National Research Center for CTE researchers found that CTE benefits boys’ high school engagement and persistence, moreso even than ninth grade GPA, which is a major predictor of high school success. Girls, the analysis found, were not more likely to survive high school based on CTE participation, but were not harmed by CTE either.
When presenting this data to policymakers or the public, supplement it with stories about young men and women in your school or district who stayed engaged in high school because of their CTE participation and went on to postsecondary education and/or an in-demand career paying a family-sustaining wage.
You can access more CTE-relevant data with ACTE Fact Sheets.
[i] Stone, “College and Career Ready for the 21st Century: What the Data Show, What to Tell Your Legislator,” ACTE National Policy Seminar 2014 presentation.
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