Career and Technical Education professionals know that the field is constantly changing. We offer these sites to keep you abreast of the current trends and to give your students starting places for research and discussions.

Vocational education at a crossroads
The increased focus on standardized tests has re-opened a long-running debate over the value of job-oriented vocational education. Faced with pressure to boost academic performance, some school administrators have cut back or shut down vocational programs.  The Christian Science Monitor July 8, 2003

Partnership for 21st Century Skills
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is a public-private organization formed to define and incorporate into learning the skills that are necessary for every student's success in the 21st Century. The Partnership brings together educators, administrators, parents, businesses, and community leaders to determine how to define and assess these skills, as well as to make recommendations and provide tools for their implementation.
 

Also under discussion:

A Future for All Students, College-Bound or Not    Source: Bridges.com

Career Mentoring Source: Michigan Reach Out

Food for Thought - Doing Real Work for a Living. Source: Cooperative Living Magazine

England's Answer for Bored Students Source: BBC News

From Domesticity to Modernity: What Was Home Economics? Source: Cornell

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