This week, the Biden-Harris Administration announced winners of Perkins Innovation grant funding and released the National Educational Technology Plan. In Congress, the Innovation Act, endorsed by ACTE, was reintroduced, offering further support to student success. Unfortunately, there’s still no progress to report on the twelve spending bills that Congress needs to pass in order to keep the government open past early March.
- Young, Hassan, Braun, Kaine Reintroduce Innovation Zone (IZ) Act: The Innovation Zone (IZ) Act would reform the Experimental Sites Initiative authorized under the Higher Education Act. The bill, endorsed by ACTE, would help educational institutions better understand how to support students and pursue innovative strategies to ensure their success.
- Biden-Harris Administration Announces $25M in Grant Awards for Career Connected High Schools: The Biden-Harris administration announced 19 new grant award winners through the Perkins Innovation and Modernization, Career Connected High Schools (CCHS) grant program.
- Upcoming Webinar: 2023 State CTE Policy Year in Review: Advance CTE and ACTE will host a joint webinar on February 21, “2023 State CTE Policy Year in Review,” to discuss national trends and innovative legislation that will impact the millions of CTE students and educators. Registration information can be found on the CTE Policy Watch Blog.
- Research Roundup: Community College and Workforce Development Trends: Several new reports have been published addressing funding levels for community colleges, the role of the community college system and the current practice of career navigation. More information on each report is available on the CTE Policy Watch Blog.
- ACTE member Catherine Walker nominated as finalist for CCSSO National Teacher of the Year: Catherine Walker, a CTE teacher from Alaska and ACTE member was nominated by the Council of Chief State Schools Officers as a finalist for their National Teacher of the Year award.
- Department of Education released the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP): NEPT frames three divides limiting the transformational potential of educational technology to support teaching and learning including: Digital Use, Design and Access. Read more at https://tech.ed.gov/netp/.
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