Alaska Pursues Suite of Reforms to Expand Career and Technical Education Programming

The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (DEED) is using $1.3 million in ARP funds to improve Career and Technical Education across the state, broadening programs at local, regional, and state levels in a comprehensive suite of investments. The department has outlined investments that include a resource clearinghouse ($200,000), skills camps ($900,000 for 30 camps across the state), data portal upgrades ($100,000), and regional collaborative grants ($25,000 for each of four regions).

We are spotlighting this practice because it is a comprehensive package of investments designed to support educators, school districts, and regions.

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Reviewer Analysis

The Rural Alliance

We are encouraged by the investments being made and how DEED is approaching the investment. - Kevin Jacka

John White

These are clever and unconventional ways of achieving scale in a state with a lot of remote schools.

Jocelyn Pickford

I’m encouraged by the focus on CTE and the local incentives for regional collaborations. I hope the resource clearinghouse will include indicators of quality.

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Chad Aldeman is a nationally recognized expert on education policy, including school finance; teacher preparation, evaluation, and compensation; and state standards, assessment, and accountability. Keep up with Chad on the EduProgess: Unpacked blog.