Career and technical education
(Book)

Career and technical education prepares students for college and careers / National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium - A four-year degree is the best career preparation / Neil deMause - Beyond home ec : vocational programs are a good investment / Andrew P. Kelly - Job-focused certificates lead to well-paying jobs / Anthony Carnevale, Stephen J. Rose, and Andrew R. Hanson - Today's workers need more than just job training / Mary Spilde - High school career and technical education takes time away from other studies / Sarah Butrymowicz - High school programs must do a better job of preparing students for college / Arne Duncan - Low-income and minority students are being squeezed out of higher education / Gary Rhoades - Expecting "college for all" is misguided / James R. Stone - Obtaining a four-year degree is not worth the cost / Sarah Kaufman - Career and technical programs can get dropouts back on track / Dorothy Stoneman - For-profit colleges are expensive but effective / Kevin Carey - The federal government should increase support for community colleges / Barack Obama - Germany's career-focused education system reduces unemployment / Edward Lotterman - High school students should have more opportunities for workplace experience / Dana Goldstein.