Ed Tech Magazine – Chris Hayhurst
“Before the pandemic, there was greater interest and investment in CTE courses because of their value as pathways to viable careers. Now, though, many schools and most of the nation’s largest districts have started the new school year with full-time e-learning. Classes traditionally built around hands-on, in-person instruction — science labs, externships and classes in automotive repair or culinary arts, to name a few — are more difficult to offer in exclusively virtual environments. But those classes also are in demand: Roughly 77 percent of high school students earn at least one credit in a CTE course, according to the U.S. Department of Education.” (more)