Today, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 Perkins funding “dear colleague” letter was submitted to the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee with a new record of 170 signatures! Thanks to the hard work of CTE advocates nationwide, this total includes 46 Republicans and 124 Democrats representing 40 different states or territories. The letter, addressed to Subcommittee Chair Tom Cole (R-OK) and Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) urges “strong support for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act in FY 2019” funding bills.
This unprecedented show of support should help to establish CTE as a priority as Congress moves through the budget and appropriations process. We extend our appreciations to every lawmaker who signed the letter, and to House CTE Caucus Co-chairs Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-PA) and Jim Langevin (D-RI), who led this effort. A complete list of signers can be found here.
Too bad their Republican colleagues didn't also sign. I have been encouraging those from Texas to also offer support; however any feedback has not been all that encouraging.
Posted by: Kathy Hunt | 04/19/2018 at 09:36 AM