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Apprenticeships offer ‘hire’ education pathway
Last July, the U.S. Department of Labor awarded the East Valley Institute of Technology a $6 million grant to create a statewide hub for registered apprenticeships for high school students […]
HopeTech could change lives of former foster kids
HopeTech will open with 16 students to start and will eventually house 64 students. But that’s only the beginning. EVIT and Arizona’s other Career Technical Education Districts are uniquely set up to provide students with relevant, hands-on learning that leads to certifications and jobs. If HopeTech is successful – and I fervently believe that it will be – it could become a model for CTEDs[...]
Educators discuss future of CTE programs in Arizona
One of the rapidly growing areas of education in Arizona over recent decades has been in career and technical education and teachers in the field say districts that specialize in that topic have never been in a better position.
Bill allows CTEs to offer associate degrees
Legislation next year may look to allow career and technical education districts to award associate degrees – something proponents say will help meet various industries’ workforce demands.
Resilient EVIT is committed to in-person learning
EVIT is a school of choice – and we will continue to honor the choice East Valley families made to send students to EVIT for in-person learning. We will remain committed to the resilience it takes to prepare our students for the real world.
COVID-19 crisis shows how vital CTE and trades are to Arizona’s workforce
Over the next several weeks and months, Arizona’s business and industry will slowly begin opening their doors in an effort to return Arizona to a new “normal.” Although much will be the same, much will also be different. Change can be challenging and at times scary, but the East Valley Institute of Technology, or EVIT, is committed to educating and training high school and adult learners to [...]
State’s largest trade schools to get additional funds in FY 2019
Amid budget negotiations dominated by talks of pay raises for K-12 teachers, some Arizona trade schools got a long-awaited boost in funding.
Adams, Salmon spar over leadership, experience
Former House Speaker Kirk Adams told a crowd of debate-watchers Tuesday night that his challenger, ex-congressman Matt Salmon, is stuck in “glory days” that have passed him by and that Arizona needs a “new generation” of leadership.
