CTE in the Era of Green Stephen DeWitt Senior Director of Public Policy Association for Career and Technical Education

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Defining Green  Sustainable development “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” - Brundtland Commission

Green Jobs Definition "It has to pay decent wages and benefits that can support a family. It has to be part of a real career path, with upward mobility. And it needs to reduce waste and pollution and benefit the environment.“ "It has to pay decent wages and benefits that can support a family. It has to be part of a real career path, with upward mobility. And it needs to reduce waste and pollution and benefit the environment.“ - Phil Angelides, The Apollo Alliance (Time Magazine)

Green Organizations  Green for All (  U.S. Green Building Council (  Apollo Alliance (

Green Education Organizations  U.S. Partnership for Education for Sustainability Development (  The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education (  Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (

Democratic Platform “Americans called for a Manhattan or Apollo-project level commitment to achieve energy independence. We heard that call and we Democrats commit to fast-track investment of billions of dollars over the next ten years to establish a green energy sector that will create up to five million jobs.”

Republican Platform “Alternate power sources must enter the mainstream. The technology behind solar energy has improved significantly in recent years, and the commercial development of wind power promises major benefits both in costs and in environmental protection…”

American Clean Energy and Security Act  H.R.2454  Vote expected end of this week  “Cap and Trade” an issue  Contains GREEN Act language supporting CTE

GREEN Jobs Legislation  Curriculum Development for Green Programs of Study  Partnerships between secondary, postsecondary and community representatives  Focus on fields of clean energy, renewable, energy, energy efficiency, climate change mitigation and climate change adaptation

Authorization versus Appropriation Authorization = The level of money allowed for a program (Established by authorizing legislation) Appropriation = The actual funding disbursed from the federal treasury (Approved by appropriations committee)

American Reinvestment and Recovery Act $3.95 billion for Employment and Training  $750 million – Dept. of Labor competitive grants for worker training and placement in high growth and emerging industry sectors  Summer Youth Jobs $53.6 billion for Dept. of Ed Stabilization Fund  $4.35 billion – “Race to the Top” funds Weatherization projects

CTE Must Be Part of the Conversation!  CTE is about the world of work – we have to consider the implications  We have to look outside of education as well as within  Secondary-postsecondary connections are a key to success  We must educate policymakers about career development

Laramie County CC Wind Energy Program  Begun in 2008  Two degree programs  NSF grant  Approval from Turbine maintenance companies

Cincinnati State Electro-Mech Engineering  Begun in 2009  Two degree programs  Completion in one year or less  Designed for electricians, technicians and engineers

California New York State Initiatives

NRCCTE Green Program  5 states selected: GA, IL, NJ, OH & OR GA, IL, NJ, OH & OR “ Green programs of study support the Administration’s goal of expanding a green workforce by preparing students for high-skill, high-wage jobs in a clean energy economy.” Sec. Arne Duncan (Education Daily June 23, 2009)

CTE GOES GREEN

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ACTE Energy Sustainability Task Force Purpose The mission for the Energy Sustainability Task Force is to develop a plan outlining strategies for ACTE to position career and technical education as a leader in the energy sustainability arena.

FY 2010 Appropriations  President released budget outline 2/26/09  Overall blueprint – no programmatic allocations  Modest increases for Departments of Education and Labor  Strong focus on job training

FY 2010 Appropriations  More detailed Administration Budget released May 7  Perkins level funded  New proposed programs:  $50 million High School Graduation Initiative  $500 million College Access & Completion Fund  $135 million Career Pathways Innovation Fund  $50 million Green Jobs Innovation Fund  $15 million Workforce Data Quality Initiative

FY 2010 Appropriations  Congress passed FY 2010 Budget Resolution in late April to set overall spending parameters  Provides $1.086 trillion in discretionary spending, about $10 billion below the amount requested by President Obama  Appropriations Committees beginning mark- ups  House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee action expected in July

FY 2010 Appropriations  Very tight budget year for education/training  ACTE/NASDCTEc/AACC working together for $1.4 billion for Perkins  Dear Colleague in House  Organizational sign-on letter to President and Congress  Petition with Participant Media  Focus now on Appropriations Committees

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