Shifting Public Attitudes on Career and Technical Education (CTE)

            In her Editor’s Note in Kappan, Teresa Preston reports on a Populace survey revealing a dramatic shift in public opinion on the importance of career preparation versus college preparation by K-12 schools. Asked to rank-order 57 priorities for public schools, here’s the change from the 2019 to the 2022 survey:

• 2019:

-   College preparation ranked 10th

-   CTE ranked 27th

• 2022:

-   College preparation ranked 47th

-   CTE ranked 6th

 

“Prepared for What?” by Teresa Preston in Kappan, March 2023 (Vol. 104, #6, p. 4)