For Immediate Release: September 16, 2016

Contact: Renee Rybak Lang, renee.lang@nasbe.org, 703-740-4841

NASBE Commends Senator Hatch and Senator Bennet on CTE Innovations Bill

Alexandria, Va. – Kris Amundson, executive director of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), issued the following statement expressing support for Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Michael Bennet’s proposed career and technical education innovation bill, the Innovation for Tomorrow’s Workforce Act of 2016:

“NASBE commends Senator Hatch and Senator Bennet for fighting to advance CTE education. Innovative, high quality career and technical education will prepare more students for later economic success. It also offers important academic benefits and increases college access and completion. NASBE strongly supports the bill’s focus on better aligning programs with workforce needs, integrating academic and CTE content, and supporting greater use of open educational resources. We hope Congress approves the measure this year, along with broader CTE reauthorization legislation.”

The National Association of State Boards of Education represents America’s state and territorial boards of education. Our principal objectives are to strengthen state leadership in education policymaking, advocate equality of access to educational opportunity, promote excellence in the education of all students, and ensure responsible lay governance of education. Learn more at www.nasbe.org.

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