This report from the College Board and the Georgetown Law Center on Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy describes the economic argument for high-quality CTE and most important characteristics of high-quality programs.
In this infographic, MDRC’s NYC P-TECH Grades 9-14 research team provides background on MDRC’s ongoing evaluation of the P-TECH model in NYC.
In this 30-second video, MDRC Senior Research Associate Crystal Byndloss introduces MDRC’s ongoing evaluation of an innovative model of career and technical education that prepares students for both college and careers.
CTEx is a multi-state policy lab dedicated to improving the quality of high school CTE programs in the United States. The CTEx team works side by side with state and local partners to develop data-driven policy recommendations that ensure all students are ready for both college and career.
This paper describes the New York City career and technical education movement at a critical midpoint, highlighting both the promise and the work still to be done.