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Is College Overrated, published in USA Today, July 8, 2010

Is College Overrated, published in USA Today, July 8, 2010 By Patrick Welsh Three weeks ago, the school system in Alexandria, Va., announced that 80% of the students who were about to graduate from T.C. Williams High School would be going on to college. That's an impressive statistic for a school that is 79% minority, with more than half its kids on a free or reduced-cost lunch program. But when ...   Read More

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Tech School May Install Solar Farm

Tech school may install solar farm By: CHRISTINA KRISTOFIC Bucks County Courier Times Administrators at the Middle Bucks Institute of Technology know that the road to the future is green. And they want to make sure the school and its students are ready to take it. School administrators presented a plan Wednesday night to install a 70,000-square-foot solar farm on school property - to help reduce ...   Read More

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2010-2011 TAP ACTIVITIES REGISTRATION

Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program Improving Academic and Occupational Achievement in Career and Technical Education     TAP ACTIVITIES CALENDAR     On-line ...   Read More

State Board approves Technical Institute Guidelines

The State Board of Vocational Education on July 1 unanimously approved Guidelines for Technical Institutes. This action is the culmination of years of work by many current and former State Board members, PDE staff, legislators, and PACTA members. Lee Burket and her staff are to be congratulated on the passage of these Guidelines. You can view the guidelines by going to: ...   Read More