New Career and Technical Education Playbook: Funding for Value

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How can states fund CTE programs to maximize impact?

Happy Career and Technical Education (CTE) Month! ExcelinEd is excited to share our new CTE playbook, Funding for Value: Maximizing the Impact of Career and Technical Education Funding. In today’s post, playbook co-author Melissa Canney takes a look at how states can states fund CTE programs for value. Enjoy!


The recent federal Perkins V legislation offers states a timely opportunity to review their vision for a high-quality career and technical education (CTE) program. States that identify ways to align their federal, state and local resources will be able to maximize the return on investment of critical, but finite, resources. And ExcelinEd’s newest CTE playbook, Funding for Value: Maximizing the Impact of Career and Technical Education Funding, can help them do just that.

Funding for Value

Each state takes a unique, and often complex, approach to funding education, and these variations are often compounded with CTE funding. Additionally, there is a wide range of possible funding sources and stakeholders involved in providing aligned workforce education. Funding for Value presents various funding models state policymakers can consider as they prioritize their state CTE program offerings and desired outcomes.

This CTE playbook offers three sections of information and guidance for state policymakers ready to create their CTE funding approach:

Take a look at the full report, and let us know if ExcelinEd can help your state develop or improve CTE programs for students.


CTE Playbook Series 

ExcelinEd’s CTE playbook series explores strategies and processes states can use to strengthen CTE program quality and provide students with pathways to postsecondary credentialing and middle- and higher wage career opportunities. Learn more at ExcelinEd.org/CTE-Playbook-Series.

Solution Areas:

College & Career Pathways, Education Funding

About the Author

Melissa Canney is the Director of Innovation Policy for ExcelinEd.

Solution Areas:

College & Career Pathways