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Technical Assistance
When career and technical education (CTE) is accessible, relevant, and equitable, everyone wins: Students prepare for in-demand, well-paying jobs; employers connect with qualified workers; and communities build capacity and resiliency from within. Improve CTE equity and access for your students by pairing your local knowledge and data with our expertise in research, collaboration, and professional development. From comprehensive local needs assessments to addressing equity gaps in CTE, we can help build your capacity to make data-driven program and policy 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
Our Experts
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Senior Expert, Career Education & Workforce Development
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Senior Leader, Applied Research & Equitable Evaluation
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Senior Researcher & Data Sharing/Security Lead
Career & Technical Education Resources & Insights
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Identify opportunity gaps in your CTE programs, investigate root causes behind the gaps, select tested interventions, and create plans to promote equitable programming.
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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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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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States are developing comprehensive educational data systems that contain a wealth of student data spanning the pre-K, K-12, and postsecondary education systems.