History+of+CTE

** Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. Pub L. No. 109-270. (2006).  Retrieved from http://www2.ed.gov/policy/sectech/leg/perkins/index.html
 * The History of Career and Technical Education (CTE)

This website includes the text of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. This Act provides an increased focus on the academic achievement of career and technical education students, lays out a plan of expectations as to how students must be educated regarding CTE, explains that the academic work must have elements of rigor and relevance, and students should have the necessary skills to go directly from high school to the workforce if he or she chooses that pathway.
 * Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 **

This website is an important component in that it will allow the reader to have a better understanding of the legislation that has helped CTE become what it is today; an intricate part in educating all students for career and employment opportunities after completing high school.
 * Links to additional History of Career and Technical Education: **

Morrill Act of 1862 http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=33

Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/dye4/medialib/docs/smith917.h

Morrill Act of 1890 http://jschell.myweb.uga.edu/history/legis/morrill.htm