Technical Education

Electrathon clubs like the one at East Central High School in San Antonio teach STEM concepts involved with electric vehicles by challenging students to build and race their own battery-powered mini cars.

A bill awaiting Gov. Mike DeWine's signature would support the career-technical workforce by allowing teachers to be certified through coursework and local professional development or a two-year mentoring program.

A new public community college in Illinois has a new facility with advanced training stations for welding, machining and electronics, plus a robotics lab, a computer lab and classrooms for lectures and presentations.

Wisconsin is one of six states that do not have ongoing funding dedicated to career and technical education in public schools, and State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly wants to change that in the 2025-27 biennial budget.

An annual competition gives students a chance to earn scholarship money, and industry professionals a chance to find workers and to highlight the national shortage of automotive technicians.

Major new projects approved last week by the Pennsylvania State University Board of Trustees include an 80,000-square-foot, four-story applied research lab with space for interdisciplinary research and computing.

In a Q&A with The Advocate, high school teacher Suresh Chiruguru talks about computer science standards, the challenges of a digital workforce, embracing technology and teaching for tomorrow.

A state grant will support the Center for Manufacturing Competitiveness, a research facility that will accommodate the nation’s first heavy-haul battery testing for the rail, marine and mining industries.

With a division dedicated to workforce education and continuing education, a public community college in Texas can tailor programs to the specific needs of local businesses, and adjust formats to the needs of students.

The University of Maine's "Factory of the Future," a new 50,000-square-foot Green Engineering and Materials building, focuses on housing, renewable energy and infrastructure, national defense and boat building.

Chandler Unified School District is working with the University of Arizona to develop an honors course on semiconductors that will delve into electrical circuits, calculating expected values and hands-on measurements.

A public community college in Illinois hosted a group of small business owners and local manufacturers last week to show off its Advanced Technology Center as an essential part of the regional economy's talent pipeline.

Southern Maine Community College's class on EV repairs launched in 2021, teaching students to perform predictive maintenance, diagnose and repair hybrid and electric vehicles, and pass a national certification test.

With no space to add programs and students in its current vocational center, Collinsville District 10 is planning a new 46,000-square-foot facility to add up to eight new programs including aviation mechanics and avionics.

Funded by the American Rescue Plan and a federal grant, the flight simulator and virtual reality desktop simulators could provide career-focused training in response to a growing demand for pilots.

The former Central High School building will offer nine concentrations, including topics like data analytics, semiconductor microchip technology, business entrepreneurship and construction management.

The university's new facility includes dedicated lab space for designing and building satellites, a digital engineering lab, and a nanofoundry to develop new materials for satellite construction and quantum computing.

Thurgood Marshall Learning Center, an alternative secondary program at Rock Island-Milan School District, is generating buzz among students for its program teaching digital audio and other modern media skills.