Summary: "... high school graduates aren't ready to take on a career, despite the [TX] state spending $3 billion each year on education." / "One of the most shocking aspects innovators, policymakers, and national security experts gave a poor grade to was the degrading of the domestic talent base, which is needed to procure new technologies and innovations for the defense sector."
Latest Update: Friday, 24 March, 2023
Texas 'will be short thousands of skilled workers by 2030'; Aledo ISD has career and technical education (CTE)
• Education policy expert says Texas 'will be short thousands of skilled workers by 2030', Lodestar Standard, 28 February 2023, Excerpts. According to the report, "Are Texas Students Career-Ready?", a majority of people in rural Texas believe that high school graduates aren't ready to take on a career, despite the state spending $3 billion each year on education. An overwhelming majority of Texans, both Democrats and Republicans in rural areas, are in favor of more workforce training options being made available to high school students.
"Texas outspends the federal government in CTE (career and technical education) to the tune of $2 billion," Borrego tweeted Feb 16. "Yet Texas will be short thousands of skilled workers by 2030."
• New Study Finds American National Security Innovation Workforce Impacted by Lack of Education and Expertise, The Foreign News, 14 March 2023, Excerpts. The Ronald Reagan Institute’s National Security Innovation Base (NSIB) program released its first annual report card on the health, effectiveness, and resilience of the national security and defense arena to help the United States achieve its competitive edge in technology and innovation regarding safety and security. One of the most shocking aspects innovators, policymakers, and national security experts gave a poor grade to was the degrading of the domestic talent base, which is needed to procure new technologies and innovations for the defense sector.
• Perry: 'Texas education is at a crossroads' and could benefit from career and technical education funding, Austin Journal, 27 March 2023, Excerpts. "Texas education is at a crossroads," he said, adding that polls show 69% of parents are "concerned" that their children are not ready to enter the workforce, and rural populations are declining as a result of a skills mismatch.
Perry also suggested that career and technical education (CTE) is one way to better align education with workforce demand and strengthen local economies. However, just 26 districts in Texas offer CTE programs in the oil and gas production industry, and only 22 offer CTE programs in the refining and chemical processes sector. Perry argues that expanding these opportunities through parent empowerment can help rural students access high-paying jobs and stay in their communities.
"CTE funding for students should also be made portable to support multiple pathways at multiple institutions if a student’s school does not provide a program of study the student is interested in pursuing," Perry wrote.
• Are Texas students prepared for life after high school?, The Texas Tribune, 16 March 2023, Excerpts. A new report by Texas 2036 and the George W. Bush Institute details how far too many Texas students are graduating high school without the knowledge and skills to succeed.
• CTE Mission Statement: It is the purpose and mission of Aledo CTE to equip students with the skills, ethics, and knowledge necessary to be confident contributing citizens in a global society and to foster career success.
• CTE Motto: Preparing students for a career path that aligns with local economic demand.
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