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Perkins Career and Technical Education Primer: Special Populations

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The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) reauthorizes and updates the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV).

Perkins V includes specific supports for unique demographic groups, referred to in the law as “special populations,” intended for recruiting and retaining these groups in high-quality career and technical education programs and improving their overall academic performance.

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September 27, 2018

Publication | Career and Technical Education

Perkins Career and Technical Education Primer: What’s New

All4Ed breaks down what’s new in the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V), the latest version of the Perkins Act.
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September 28, 2018

Publication | Accountability and Support, Career and Technical Education

Perkins Career and Technical Education Primer: Accountability

Perkins V gives states flexibility to set accountability performance levels for CTE programs, but they must prioritize historically underserved students.
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September 28, 2018

Publication | Career and Technical Education, College and Career Pathways

Perkins Career and Technical Education Primer: Linked Learning and College and Career Pathways   

All4Ed’s primer on the Perkins Act provisions that support Linked Learning and other high-quality college and career pathways in high schools.
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