A new bill in Congress to overhaul the nation’s law governing career-and-technical-education programs follows in the footsteps of the Every Student Succeeds Act by seeking to give states more discretion over decisions about spending, which programs to prioritize, and other issues.
The bipartisan Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act was introduced this month by Reps. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., in order to reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.
It would redefine which students are considered “concentrators” in CTE programs, allow states more flexibility in setting performance targets on core …
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