Report: Evidence Lacking on Value of CTE Investments

Campus Technology: According to a new report, the jury's still out on whether career and technical education (CTE) deserves all the attention it's getting. MDRC, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education and social policy research organization, undertook a study to understand what evidence existed to support the ongoing enthusiasm for CTE as a way to help employers bridge the skills gap and give students the training they need for "viable economic futures."

As the report noted, interest in CTE "has experienced a resurgence over the last decade, as the global economy has grown increasingly competitive while students have continued to leave school underprepared for well paying 21st century jobs."

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