Mike Feinberg, co-founder of KIPP and now WorkTexas, is rethinking one of education reform’s most celebrated mantras. “We shamed vo-tech out of the high schools,” he says. “That was a tragic mistake, ...

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After decades pushing college as the only respectable path, Texas is now overcorrecting by championing vocational training as the cure-all, writes Kyle Scott.

Sam Houston State University plans to open a polytechnic college for short-term certificate programs as part of a broader effort to meet concerns about statewide learning gaps and job shortages in a ...

Louisiana lawmakers are pushing to expand access to the state’s TOPS-Tech scholarship program and bring more balance to higher education funding priorities, which they say favor ...

State removed Washington College Grant eligibility for seven private vocational schools. Affected schools show high graduation and job-placement rates in niche workforce fields. Legislature can ...