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ACTE Honors Representative Miller, Senator Kennedy With National Awards

Monday, March 08, 2010

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) today announced Rep. George Miller (D-CA) as the 2010 Policymaker of the Year (POY) and Sen. Edward Kennedy with a Special Lifetime Achievement Award. The POY award is presented annually by the ACTE Board of Directors to nationally-recognized policymakers who have made significant impacts on policy related to career and technical education (CTE) during the past year or extended career of public service. ACTE is recognizing Kennedy’s advocacy and his numerous contributions to CTE during his Senate career.

NASDCTEc and ACTE Ask the White House to Increase Investment in, Not Flat-fund, CTE

SILVER SPRING, MD—Today, the White House released its Fiscal Year 2011 budget, which proposed level funding for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Perkins is the largest source of federal funds for secondary schools and the primary source of federal funding for education programs that provide individuals with the knowledge and skills to compete in the workforce. The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) and the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) understand tight budget constraints, but believe that a greater investment should be made in order to answer the nation’s most pressing need of rebuilding the workforce.

ACTE Essay Contest Asks Students To Describe CTE’S Impact On Their Future

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) today announced the topic for the Cliff Weiss Memorial Essay contest, held in memory of former ACTE Senior Director of Communications Cliff Weiss (1951-2004). This year’s topic for secondary and postsecondary students is "How Is CTE an Investment in Your Future?”

ACTE’s Annual Convention Highlighted CTE’s Critical Role in Education, Training Workforce

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) last week held its Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo and announced today that 5,200 educators and exhibitors attended the event in Nashville, Tennessee, November 19-21, roughly a 20 percent increase over last year’s event. During the three-day Convention, ACTE released an adolescent-literacy Issue Brief, signed an MOU with the U.S. Army Accessions Command, announced the 2010 CTE Month Public Service Announcement (PSA) video and national award winners, and held more than 250 concurrent sessions and workshops that covered topics like data collection, career academies, incorporating technology into the curriculum, and legislative and policy issues affecting CTE.

CTE Foundation to Present Business Awards to Siemens and State Farm

ALEXANDRIA, VA—On Tuesday, March 9, the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Foundation will host an awards luncheon to announce Siemens Industry Inc., Building Technologies Division as the National Business Advocate of the Year, and State Farm President & CEO Edward Rust as National Business Leader of the Year. The awards recognize a company and business leader that have worked to improve education, especially career and technical education, in the United States. The CTE Foundation will present the awards at the Leadership Awards Luncheon during the Association for Career and Technical Education’s (ACTE) National Policy Seminar from 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Virginia. Press is invited to attend, and the deadline to reserve a seat is March 3.

Investment in Career Technical Education Critical to Improving Economy, Preparing Future Workforce

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), National Association of State Directors for Career and Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc) and career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) are taking steps to educate the public about the role career and technical education (CTE) plays in educating and training the future workforce and the economic impact it has on local communities.

2010 Candidates Selected for ACTE National Leadership Fellowship Program

ALEXANDRIA, VA—The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) announced today that it has selected five members to participate in the ACTE National Leadership Fellowship Program, which provides educators an opportunity to enhance their leadership skills and involvement in professional organizations. The program identifies, trains and motivates a cadre of leaders who will continue to advance efforts that support an educated, prepared, adaptable and competitive workforce.