EdSource – Gary Hoachlander & Christopher J. Steinhauser
“Young people growing up in California will face stiff competition for jobs when they enter the workforce. Lasting success in the rapidly changing world of work requires ever increasing levels of proficiency with technical knowledge and skills. And the future prosperity of our state depends on a highly skilled workforce able to compete with the rest of the world…Lasting success in today’s evolving economy increasingly depends on higher levels of academic proficiency, regardless of whether one intends to pursue education after high school. The ability to problem-solve, think critically, communicate, collaborate, design and innovate is essential in our globalized economy. Neither CTE nor traditional academic coursework alone can deliver these outcomes.”(more)