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Title: State Policies Impacting CTE: 2025 Year in Review
Language: English
Authors: Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE), Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work
Source: Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). 2026.
Availability: Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). 1410 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 800-826-9972; Tel: 703-683-3111; Fax: 703-683-7424; Web site: http://www.acteonline.org
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 15
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Career and Technical Education, Educational Trends, Career Readiness, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, State Legislation
Abstract: The State Policies Impacting CTE: 2025 Year in Review report marks the 13th annual review of Career Technical Education (CTE) and career readiness policies from across the United States. In 2025, ACTE and Advance CTE tracked 172 CTE-related policies across 49 states, the most since before the COVID-19 pandemic. States enacted policies such as expand funding for short-term CTE programs, establishing work-based learning tax credits for employers, studying the impact of high school industry-recognized credentials, developing dual-credit standards for agriculture/forestry programs and many other related topics. This report does not describe every policy enacted within each state but instead focuses on policy trends across the nation.
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Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED681556
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