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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 […]
School, 2 corporations join forces to meet workforce demands
The East Valley Institute of Technology is launching a training program for high school students and adults that will provide the experience required to enter STEM fields, in hopes of […]
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[...]
Arizona CTE needs to refocus on promises made to taxpayers
Career and technical education is a wonderful thing when it is done right. It raises graduation rates by keeping students engaged in learning that is relevant to them. It gives students a leg up on being prepared for the workforce and college. But expanding CTE so more students can be placed into electives, students who may have no intention of making that elective their career path, is not the pr[...]
