This week, negotiations on the spending levels for the FY 2024 appropriations bills continued with no updates as the March 1 and 8 deadlines loom. CTE Month is well underway though, with several Representatives and Senators sharing messages of support. The Senate has also passed its 2024 CTE Month Resolution! Remember to ask your representatives to cosponsor the House version of the resolution, introduced last week!
- Senate Passes Resolution Recognizing Career & Technical Education Month: This week, the Senate passed its resolution to recognize February as National CTE Month. A counterpart House resolution was introduced last week.
- Sens. Kaine & Young Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Boost Student Success and Career Readiness: This week, co-chairs of the Senate CTE Caucus reintroduced the Assisting Community Colleges in Educating Skilled Students (ACCESS) to Careers Act. This bipartisan legislation seeks to increase dual enrollment, work-based learning opportunities and student support services.
- Foxx Celebrates National CTE Month: Chairwoman Foxx of the House Education and the Workforce Committee spoke on the House Floor, recognizing and celebrating February as National CTE Month.
- Department Of Education Announces Resources to Assist with FAFSA: The Dept. of Education released a FAFSA College Support Strategy to help schools and students complete the new FAFSA quicker and easier, despite the technical and system difficulties encountered earlier in its launch.
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