Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
“
By expanding career tech education, we are giving [our students] options to succeed in good paying jobs in cutting edge industries after graduation.”
California high schools neglect need for CTE Percent changes since 1997
in 27% Increase annual
40%
non-graduates
30%
1997-98: 137,746 2006-07: 175,364
in high 27% Increase school enrollment
20%
1997-98: 1,578,929 students 2007-08: 2,007,932 students
10%
7%
1997-98
2006-07
Increase in API scores*
1999-00: 639 API score 2007-08: 689 API score
in -1%Decrease percentage of
-10%
graduating seniors completing A-G coursework
-20%
Reductions in CTE courses**
-30%
-20% -23%CTE teachers CTE enrollment -32% 1997-98: 32,238 2007-08: 25,752
-40% 1997
Superintendent
Delaine Eastin
2002
2003
Superintendent
2008
Jack O’Connell
Career education is an integral part of Career technical education can make “school “ reform, an essential piece of the learning come alive for students by entire fabric of education.” -- Eastin’s Commentary to the California Career Education Association November, 1998
making what they learn at school relevant to the real world.” -- O’Connell Press Release January 10, 2007
1997-98: 6,455 2007-08: 4,979
1997-98: 868,265 students 2007-08: 589,233 students
* API scores only date back to 1999 ** District CTE programs Source: California Basic Educational Data System