Career Tech

Senate Bill 981 - one of the five bills completed in the late night legislative session before Christmas Break included the MASSP Algebra II language!

Sec. 1278a. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section or section 1278b, beginning with pupils entering grade 8 in 2006, the board of a school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall not award a high school diploma to a pupil unless the pupil meets all of the following:

(a) Has successfully completed all of the following credit requirements of the Michigan merit standard before graduating from high school:

Thursday, August 20, 2009

State bills in works to let tech courses fulfill math requirement
Christina Stolarz / The Detroit News

Lansing-- Michigan legislators made it clear that math-related career and technical education courses could fulfill the Algebra II graduation requirement for high school students.

The bill was passed unanimously Wednesday by the state Senate; the House Education Committee also soon will take up a vote on similar legislation.

Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals Members
April 2, 2009

RE: HB 4410 – Sheltrown

Dear Members:

It is past time that we put an end to the well-worn adage that “those kids go to voc ed and the good kids go to college prep.” The 21st Century requires and the Michigan workforce demands an end to that mindset.

We have not yet taken a position in regard to House Bill 4410 (The Sheltrown bill). None of the statewide associations with whom we work have either. The superintendent association has not. The ISD superintendent association has not. The school board's association has not. The MEA has not. The Department of Education has not. The MI Chamber has not. And, no legislative caucus has as well. Yet, MASSP is threatened by some from the CTE community to support the bill or lose their membership.

The Emergence of State and Local Policies to Support the Recognition of Academic Credit for CTE Coursework

Education Week
Ed Week

Published Online: February 10, 2009
Published in Print: February 11, 2009
Career Skills Said to Get Short Shrift

U.S. Seen Lagging in Melding Preparation for College Work
By Scott J. Cech

In education and workforce-training circles, there’s a sentiment one hears so often that it’s become something of a mantra: Students must graduate from high school prepared for both college and work.

Please visit the Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals' Career Technology Education Showcase on Wednesday, April 23. The purpose of this event is to provide legislators and the public an opportunity to see first-hand the type of rigorous academic content CTE programs deliver and to promote the addition of a national workforce credential as an outcome of the Michigan Merit Exam.

THE PERKINS ACT OF 2006: CONNECTING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION WITH THE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS AGENDA

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