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Career & Technical Education

Empower students and communities with a data-driven approach to career and technical education.

When career and technical education (CTE) is responsive to data and evidence, everyone wins: Students prepare for in-demand, well-paying jobs; employers connect with qualified workers; and communities build capacity and resiliency from within. Improve the impact and reach of CTE programs by pairing your local knowledge and data with our expertise in research, collaboration, and professional development. From comprehensive local needs assessments to policy and data analysis, we build your capacity to make data-driven decisions that put students on the road to a meaningful, sustaining career in your community.

Career & Technical Education Specialties

  • Applied research and policy studies
  • Performance accountability
  • CTE program evaluation
  • Career pathways design and implementation
  • Comprehensive local needs assessment development

Transform your
Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment
into an instrument for change.

Featured Work

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Applied Research

Guiding Governments to Build Cross-Sector Partnerships for Career Success

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Virtual Learning Development

Leveraging Online Learning in Career and Technical Education

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State & Federal Technical Assistance

Closing Participation and Persistence Gaps in Career and Technical Education

Our Experts

  • Steve Klein
    Steve Klein

    Senior Expert

  • Michelle Hodara
    Michelle Hodara

    Director, Research & Evaluation

  • Sam Riggs
    Sam Riggs

    Managing Researcher

Building a clear path toward better education for all, together

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Insights & Resources

  • CTE Month 2025

    To Improve CTE Participation, Look Beyond Federal Performance Indicators

    Federal performance indicators for career and technical education programs can support continuous improvement. But to expand access and participation, educators should look to other data points.

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    Accelerated Learning and Career and Technical Education in Oregon

    CTE and accelerated learning courses are associated with positive outcomes for students, including high school graduation, college enrollment, and college persistence.

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    Changing Mindsets: Using District Data to Expand Career Preparation for All Students

    Accountability indicators contained within the federal Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act have a profound effect on career and technical education (CTE).

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    Beyond Compliance: Using Perkins Data to Improve CTE

    An expert shares how program-level CTE staff can use data they already collect to make programs more equitable and accessible.

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    Experience Matters: Scaling Workplace Learning for Youth

    After-school employment has great potential to reinforce and expand on classroom learning—if students, educators, and employers collaborate.

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