Tag: CTE
Kaine, Capito introduce bill to reduce workforce shortages through middle school pilot program
Tim Kaine and Shelley Moore Capito introduced a bill that would expose middle school students to CTE programs focused on career exploration.
Dr. Bennet Omalu to present research into brain damage in football players at Bridgewater College
Dr. Bennet Omalu will present an endowed lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, in Nininger Hall at Bridgewater College.
Kaine applauds career and technical education presidential scholars
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine addressed the first class of 20 Career and Technical Education (CTE) Presidential Scholars.
Kaine joins bipartisan career technical education effort in Senate
Tim Kaine joined a group of senators introducing the CTE Excellence and Equity Act to support re-designing the high school experience.
Tim Kaine joins group introducing Senate bill to create CTE teacher residency programs
Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA), Rob Portman (R-OH) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Co-Chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, along with U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), introduced the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act to expand the Higher Education Act’s teacher residency grant program to help schools recruit and train high-quality CTE teachers.
Sen. Tim Kaine pushes for increased access to postsecondary student loans
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, co-chair of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin to introduce the Career & Technical Education (CTE) Opportunity Act to expand eligibility for federal student loans to short-term CTE programs which do not meet the current program length requirements under Title IV of the Higher Education Act.
Kaine renews push for career and technical education ahead of State of the Union
Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, announced that they will renew their push for CTE.
Tim Kaine invites Botetourt County educator as guest to State of the Union
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine announced that his guest at Tuesday’s Presidential State of the Union Address will be Lisa Barnett, Coordinator for Career and Technical Education for Botetourt County Public Schools.
Tim Kaine statement on President Obama’s cybersecurity announcements
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, co-chair of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, released the following statement on the new cybersecurity initiatives announced by President Obama in Arlington on Tuesday.
Tim Kaine comments on President Obama’s community college initiative
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, co-chair of the bipartisan Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, released the following statement on the America’s College Promise proposal President Obama will announce today.
Kaine, Holton address career, technical education conference in Richmond
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine and Virginia Secretary of Education Anne Holton participated in the Association for Career and Technical Education’s Region II Leadership Conference in Richmond.
Kaine introduces Senate bill to train career, technical education teachers
Today, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine introduced the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act that would create a CTE teacher-training grant partnership to recruit and train high-quality CTE teachers.
Kaine introduces bill to set up career, technical education program in middle schools
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, co-chair of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, today introduced the Middle School Technical Education Program Act that would expose middle school students to CTE programs focused on career exploration.
Kaine, Portman introduce Senate career, technical education bill
Today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Rob Portman (R-OH), co-chairs of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, introduced bipartisan legislation to raise the quality of CTE programs at schools in Virginia, Ohio and across the country.
Roundtable: Tim Kaine learns on the job
Those in the room were already in on the secret, but U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine seemed genuinely surprised when one of the local business leaders at an economic roundtable at the Valley Career and Technical Center in Fishersville on Tuesday blurted it out.
Kaine announces new career, technical education bill
During a tour of the Valley Career and Technical Center in Fishersville today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine announced new bipartisan legislation to raise the quality of career and technical education (CTE) programs at schools in Virginia and across the country.
Tim Kaine reviews strategies for lowering post-college costs
During a Senate Budget Committee hearing today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine highlighted the harmful impact of high college costs and student loan debt on borrowers and the entire U.S. economy.
Roanoke Del. Sam Rasoul takes action on campaign pledge
Del. Sam Rasoul has chosen the Roanoke Technical Education Center (ROTEC) as the first recipient of a charitable donation in fulfillment of his campaign pledge to donate half of his General Assembly salary to local organizations.
Sen. Tim Kaine holds economic development roundtable in Clifton Forge
U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine hosted a roundtable discussion with local business leaders and elected officials from Covington, Alleghany County and Clifton Forge on Friday at Dabney S. Lancaster Community College.
Tim Kaine helps introduce bipartisan career, technical education resolution in Senate
U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Rob Portman (R-Ohio), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) introduced a bipartisan resolution to encourage educators to promote career and technical education (CTE) as an option for students.
Tim Kaine announces Senate Career and Technical Education Caucus
U.S. Sens. Tim Kaine and Rob Portman announced the formation of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus. The bipartisan Caucus, co-chaired by Kaine and Portman, will focus on improving and strengthening access to career and technical education.
