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Career and Technical Education (CTE)

Education that provides students with academic and technical skills, knowledge, and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners. It often involves hands-on learning in specific trades or technical fields.

State educational agency

The state-level government organization responsible for overseeing public education within that state. This is typically the department of education in each state.

Dual-enrollment programs

Programs that allow high school students to take college-level courses and earn both high school and college credit simultaneously.

Work-based learning

Educational experiences that provide students with real-world work opportunities, such as internships, apprenticeships, or cooperative education, connecting academic learning with practical job skills.

Opportunity youth

Young people between the ages of 16 and 24 who are neither enrolled in school nor participating in the labor market. This bill aims to bring them into CTE programs.

CTE Pell Grant

A proposed new type of financial aid, similar to existing Pell Grants for college, specifically designed to help public secondary school students pay for costs associated with career and technical education certifications and training.