Political Quotes

“Recently, the House Education and the Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education hosted a hearing to discuss the state of career and technical education in America, as well as changes that can be made to strengthen CTE and better prepare students of all ages for the workforce. One of the biggest challenges facing career and technical education is the stigma associated with it. Through the years, we have seen wrongheaded claims that students involved in the trades lacked ambition. Those misplaced assumptions are slowly subsiding, but not soon enough. CTE has established itself as a path that many high-achieving students choose in pursuit of industry certification and hands-on skills that they can use right out of high school, in training programs, or in college. At this hearing, we heard from many knowledgeable witnesses, including Mike Rowe, the television host of the television show ``Dirty Jobs.'' Mike shared his experience as a young student who didn't know what career path he wanted to follow. So, he looked no further than his local community college. His eyes were open to hundreds of courses that he could afford to study. And Mike said: ``That experience opened doors I didn't even know existed. But that same experience is precisely what thousands of kids are discouraged from pursuing every year.'' Mr. Speaker, the reality is, a huge gap exists in communities nationwide.…”