At least 26 states reported a CTE teacher shortage this year. And here's the gut-punch: the industry-to-classroom teachers — the electricians, chefs, and nurses we recruited specifically for their skills — leave the profession about 25% faster than teachers from traditional ed programs. When they go, the class doesn't get a sub. It gets canceled. Whole programs disappear because nobody else in the building can teach them. So this week, we're talking about the people problem.

At the News Desk: Mabel-Canton, Minnesota — a tiny rural district where the community voted 67% YES on a referendum to build a brand-new CTE building. Proof that when people actually see what CTE does, they fund it. Then the federal CTE teacher shortage data — and what it really says about the industry-to-classroom pipeline. Then a Pennsylvania bill that would make shop ...