Congress passed a long-awaited bipartisan overhaul of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act Wednesday (July 25) when the U.S. House of Representatives approved changes made by the U.S. Senate on a voice vote, then sent the legislation to the President for his signature.
The $1.1 billion Perkins CTE program, last reauthorized in 2006, provides funding for job training and related programs for high school students as well as for students in higher education. President Donald Trump has made career and technical education a priority for his administration and has called on Congress to send him the bill.
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