Every year ahead of the annual appropriations process, House CTE Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Jim Langevin (D-RI) and G.T. Thompson (R-PA) circulate a sign-on letter to the Appropriations Committee requesting robust funding for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins) in that year's Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bill. Committee members view these sign-on letters as a critical part of the process because they show the breadth of support a specific issue has, making this letter's success critical.
Ask your Representative to sign onto the letter and show support for Perkins CTE in FY22.
After years of declining federal support for CTE, the past few budgets have included modest increases for the Perkins Basic State Grant program. Your advocacy these past few years has been critical to securing increases in Perkins funding, and so we need your help again to keep the momentum going!
We need to continue to raise awareness with policymakers to ensure they understand the many benefits associated with high-quality CTE programs. Your advocacy makes a difference and encourages policymakers to take action, so please contact your representative today! Additionally, if you have met with a staff member during NPS or at another time and have a direct contact, feel free to call or email directly rather than using the action center. The deadline for Members of Congress to sign onto the letter is Friday, April 23.
Please continue to support CTE Perkins FY22 in your budget planning! It is crucial to our workforce development at the secondary and post secondary levels.
Posted by: Betty Glasgow | 04/14/2021 at 04:39 PM
Please continue to support CTE Perkins FY22 funding as budget planning is underway. Career ready students are more successful and able to improve their future selves, as well as the future for U. S. employers and the communities where they live.
Posted by: Kathy Hunt | 04/15/2021 at 02:42 PM