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		<title>FCCLA program challenges students to stay fit</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the students at River View High School in Finley, WA, were featured on NBC affiliate KNDU 25. At the beginning of the school year the high school Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) chapter received a grant &#8230; <a href="http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/fccla-program-challenges-students-to-stay-fit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22070866&amp;post=365&amp;subd=careerandcollegeready&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing, Jobs and the State of the Union</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:49:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We find again that the best content we can recommend comes from James Stone and his team at the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education. Below is their latest, a summary of the excellent article in The Atlantic by &#8230; <a href="http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/manufacturing-jobs-and-the-state-of-the-union/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22070866&amp;post=331&amp;subd=careerandcollegeready&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>While Western WA is snowed in, read about the Programs of Study Institute</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Via the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education&#8217;s Center Point newsletter: NRCCTE Launches First National Programs of Study Institute To assist states in addressing barriers to the implementation of federally mandated Programs of Study (POS), the National Research Center &#8230; <a href="http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/while-western-wa-is-snowed-in-read-about-the-programs-of-study-institute/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22070866&amp;post=327&amp;subd=careerandcollegeready&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New year, new legislative session, new chance for CTE to shine</title>
		<link>http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/new-year-new-legislative-session-new-chance-for-cte-to-shine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new year is a week old, the State Supreme Court ruling confirming the requirement for the state to fully fund basic education was handed down last Thursday, and the 2012 session of the Legislature starts today. Class is now &#8230; <a href="http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/new-year-new-legislative-session-new-chance-for-cte-to-shine/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22070866&amp;post=320&amp;subd=careerandcollegeready&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of High School CTE</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of the researchers at the National Research Center for Career &#38; Technical Education, via their e-newsletter. As most of you know, the value of high school CTE in moving youth into a productive adulthood has been on-going since at least &#8230; <a href="http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2011/12/19/the-value-of-high-school-cte/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22070866&amp;post=309&amp;subd=careerandcollegeready&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NRCCTE releases new report on successful programs of study</title>
		<link>http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/nrccte-releases-new-report-on-successful-programs-of-study/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Research Center for Career and Technical Education released a new report today regarding programs of study, identifying factors supporting the successful development of POS, drawing from three studies being conducted in the field. Below is the summary of &#8230; <a href="http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2011/12/05/nrccte-releases-new-report-on-successful-programs-of-study/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22070866&amp;post=300&amp;subd=careerandcollegeready&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New CTE: Learning that works for America™ video unveiled at Fall Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Courtesy of the National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education Consortium. CTE is working across the nation to enable students of all ages to excel in their schools and colleges, and secure high-demand jobs. This video represents &#8230; <a href="http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/new-cte-learning-that-works-for-america-video-unveiled-at-fall-meeting/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22070866&amp;post=287&amp;subd=careerandcollegeready&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Students at Kittitas win financial education video contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The University of Arizona&#8217;s Take Charge America Institute (TCAI) for Consumer Financial Education and Research teamed up with Experian, a credit reporting institution, to host the Give Yourself Some Credit video contest in conjunction with the launch of a new &#8230; <a href="http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2011/11/28/students-at-kittitas-win-financial-education-video-contest/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22070866&amp;post=282&amp;subd=careerandcollegeready&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New report projects job growth for WA to 2018</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[New report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education and the National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education finds Washington as among the top five &#8230; <a href="http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2011/11/14/new-report-projects-job-growth-for-wa-to-2018/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22070866&amp;post=272&amp;subd=careerandcollegeready&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dorn announces launch of Jobs for Washington’s Graduates organization</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Story first published on OSPI&#8217;s website, October 21, 2011: http://www.k12.wa.us/Communications/PressReleases2011/WashingtonsGrad.aspx The establishment of a new, statewide organization devoted to keeping students in school and helping them with employment will help in reducing Washington’s dropout rate, said State Superintendent Randy Dorn. Dorn &#8230; <a href="http://careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/dorn-announces-launch-of-jobs-for-washington%e2%80%99s-graduates-organization/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=careerandcollegeready.wordpress.com&amp;blog=22070866&amp;post=265&amp;subd=careerandcollegeready&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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