A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "Career and Technical Education Month".
Sponsored By: Senator Timothy Kaine
Passed Senate
Summary
Career and Technical Education (CTE) builds a skilled, job-ready workforce by linking classroom learning to high-demand, well-paying careers. The resolution names February 2025 as Career and Technical Education Month and urges schools and families to promote CTE as a respected pathway.
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- Families and students: Over 11.1 million students take part in CTE at the secondary and postsecondary levels. Secondary CTE shows statistically significant gains in academic achievement, high school completion, employability skills, and college readiness.
- Employers and workers: CTE aligns training with labor demand and helps fill replacement needs where about 1.7 million workers per year are projected to leave infrastructure-related jobs through 2031. By 2031 nearly one-third of jobs will require some postsecondary education short of a bachelor's degree.
- Educators and policymakers: The resolution endorses the goals of CTE, cites the 2018 Strengthening Career and Technical Education Act, and calls on educators, counselors, administrators, and parents to promote CTE programs that operate in thousands of schools and more than 1,000 two-year colleges.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Timothy Kaine
VA • D
Cosponsors
Todd Young
IN • R
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Tammy Baldwin
WI • D
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Ted Budd
NC • R
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John Barrasso
WY • R
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Michael Bennet
CO • D
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Marsha Blackburn
TN • R
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Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
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Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
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Cory Booker
NJ • D
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Katie Britt
AL • R
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Maria Cantwell
WA • D
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Shelley Capito
WV • R
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Bill Cassidy
LA • R
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Susan Collins
ME • R
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Christopher Coons
DE • D
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John Cornyn
TX • R
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Catherine Cortez Masto
NV • D
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Kevin Cramer
ND • R
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Mike Crapo
ID • R
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Steve Daines
MT • R
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Tammy Duckworth
IL • D
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Richard Durbin
IL • D
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John Fetterman
PA • D
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Chuck Grassley
IA • R
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Bill Hagerty
TN • R
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Maggie Hassan
NH • D
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John Hickenlooper
CO • D
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Mazie Hirono
HI • D
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John Hoeven
ND • R
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
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Angus King
ME • I
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Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
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Cynthia Lummis
WY • R
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Jeff Merkley
OR • D
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Patty Murray
WA • D
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Gary Peters
MI • D
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Alex Padilla
CA • D
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John Reed
RI • D
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Jacky Rosen
NV • D
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Bernie Sanders
VT • I
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Jeanne Shaheen
NH • D
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Tim Sheehy
MT • R
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Tina Smith
MN • D
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Thomas Tillis
NC • R
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Chris Van Hollen
MD • D
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Mark Warner
VA • D
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Sheldon Whitehouse
RI • D
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Roger Wicker
MS • R
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James Lankford
OK • R
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Mike Rounds
SD • R
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Andy Kim
NJ • D
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