Framing Parents' Attitudes Toward CTE: The CTE Research Network recently published a report that analyzes the perceptions and opinions of CTE held by the general public and parents’ support of CTE policies. Researchers discovered that CTE enjoys widespread support by the public and that it may see even more support when framed as a workforce development pathway.
The following are findings from the survey:
- Parents who value individualism and who are especially sensitive to labor market trends are more positively inclined to support CTE when it is presented as an in-demand jobs preparation pathway.
- Respondents identified that around 32-35% of school hours should be spent on CTE.
- Black and Hispanic/Latino parents both value CTE more highly than parents from other demographics in regard to time that should be spent on CTE and tax dollars that should be spent on CTE-related programs.
- Higher levels of education are associated with a greater willingness to pay more tax dollars to support CTE programs.
Researchers note that perceptions of CTE vary widely among demographics, so programming and marketing should be designed with the needs of the particular community in mind.
Condition of Career Readiness in The United States: The Coalition for Career Development Center recently published a national snapshot of students’ college and career readiness outcomes. Findings and insights from the report are below:
- 60% of high school graduates enter either a two- or four-year postsecondary institution in the fall.
- 75% of students attending a postsecondary institution full-time continued their education into their second year.
- 47% of students attending a postsecondary institution part-time continued their education into their second year.
- Participating in personalized career and academic plans as early as middle school positively impacts future earnings.
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