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John Kline Champions Legislation to Strengthen Career and Technical Education
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline helped champion bipartisan legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today that would help more Americans enter the workforce with the skills they need to compete for high-skilled, in-demand jobs.
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Chairman John Kline helped champion bipartisan legislation that passed the U.S. House of Representatives today that would help more Americans enter the workforce with the skills they need to compete for high-skilled, in-demand jobs. The legislation reauthorizes and reforms the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act.“Career and technical education has helped individuals from all walks of life achieve success, and this proposal will empower more Americans to write their own success stories,” Kline said. “I want to thank Representatives Thompson and Clark for putting forward a bipartisan proposal that will help students obtain the skills necessary for good-paying jobs and fulfilling careers. At a time when many individuals are searching for work and employers have jobs to fill, these reforms are urgently needed and long overdue. I encourage my colleagues in the Senate to take up this bipartisan bill without delay and join us in empowering more men and women to achieve a lifetime of success.” BACKGROUND: Since 1984, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act has provided federal support to state and local career and technical education (CTE) programs. These programs offer students the opportunity to gain the knowledge, skills, and experience necessary to compete for jobs in a broad range of fields, such as health care and technology. However, because federal law has not been updated in more than a decade, it no longer reflects the realities and challenges facing students and workers. Building on recent reforms to K-12 education and the workforce development system, the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act approved unanimously by the committee — will:
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