Resources
The CTE Research Network 2.0 will build on the resources created and collected by the CTE Research Network 1.0. Select the 'Network 1.0 Studies' box in the left menu to see products from the Network 1.0 projects.
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A Job and a College Degree Before You Graduate High School
This article in Washington Monthly describes the encouraging success of the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) model, a nonselective dual enrollment program that serves primarily lower-income students of color. The article highlights the program's use in Dallas Independent School District in Texas and references the study that a team at MDRC is conducting as part of our Network to evaluate the New York City P-TECH high schools.
How Attaining Industry-Recognized Credentials in High School Shapes Education and Employment Outcomes
This report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute shares findings from a first-of-its-kind study that used data from more than 1 million Texas students to examine how IRCs earned in high school affect college enrollment and workforce outcomes, the types of high school students who tend to earn IRCs, and what students think of IRCs and their value.
Career Pathways: A Strategy to Boost College Completion and Economic Mobility
According to research featured in this brief by MDRC, community college career pathways programs can significantly increase credential completion and employment in targeted industries but may not improve earnings. This brief offers strategies and examples that community colleges can employ to boost student success and economic mobility in career pathways programs.
Strategic Data Project CTE Diagnostic Toolkit
This CTE diagnostic toolkit from the Strategic Data Project at Harvard University provides postsecondary leaders with guidance and examples about analyzing student progress and success in various CTE pathways.
CTE 1.0
A Q&A With the Career and Technical Education Research Network
In this Q&A, our directors discuss the goals of the CTE Research Network and how they hope it will contribute to the field. This article originally appeared in the September 2019 issue of Techniques magazine, published by the Association for Career and Technical Education.
CTE 1.0
Opportunities for Innovation in Research with Perkins V
Dr. Katherine Hughes, the CTE Research Network’s director and principal investigator, discusses how new practices under Perkins V may lend themselves to research, in this article reprinted from ACTE’s Techniques magazine.
CTE 1.0
News from the CTE Research Network: What Are We Learning About the Impact of CTE for Students?
Dr. Katherine Hughes, the CTE Research Network’s director and principal investigator, discusses the network's six studies and what the research teams have learned so far. This article is reprinted with permission from ACTE’s April 2022 issue of Techniques magazine.