New Film Spotlights SkillsUSA ‘Building a Strong Foundation’

Posted August 13, 2018 in Features, Press Releases

SkillsUSA is the subject of a new mini-documentary produced by WorkingNation for its “Do Something Awesome” series. “Building a Strong Foundation: SkillsUSA Prepares the American Workforce” demonstrates how SkillsUSA is… Read More

President Reauthorizes Perkins Career and Technical Education Act

Posted August 2, 2018 in Features, Press Releases

SkillsUSA celebrates President Trump’s signing of H.R. 2353, the “Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act,” which officially reauthorizes the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, more… Read More

ACTE, Advance CTE Release Statement on Perkins Reauthorization

Posted July 27, 2018 in Features, Press Releases

SkillsUSA joins the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and Advance CTE in celebrating the passage of S. 3217, the bill reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical… Read More

Former SkillsUSA Board Member Scott Stump Named Assistant Secretary for OCTAE

Posted July 17, 2018 in Press Releases

The Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and Advance CTE released the following joint statement in response to Scott Stump’s confirmation as assistant secretary for the Office of Career… Read More

SkillsUSA Honors Pam Evans with National Award

Posted July 2, 2018 in Press Releases

LEESBURG, Va., June 28, 2018— Pam Evans, a community relations leader at GE Appliances, a Haier company headquartered in Louisville, Ky., was presented the SkillsUSA Torch Carrier Award at a VIP… Read More

Secretary of Education Tours SkillsUSA Championships in Louisville

Posted June 30, 2018 in Features, NLSC, Press Releases

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was in Louisville on June 28, touring the SkillsUSA Championships with Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin and Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton. SkillsUSA executive director Tim Lawrence… Read More

America’s Highly Skilled Workforce Meets in Louisville

Posted June 1, 2018 in Features, NLSC, NLSC Press Kit, Press Releases

SkillsUSA will come to Louisville, Ky., June 25-29 for its 54th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference, the world’s largest showcase of skilled trades. Quality career and technical education will… Read More

San Benito Students ShowSkills and Win $10,000

Posted May 29, 2018 in Features, Press Releases

Students from San Benito (Texas) High School won the grand prize in the SkillsUSA “Show Off Your Skills” Challenge, held in conjunction with the SkillsUSA National Week of Service, May… Read More

Getting Kids Into Unfilled and Good-Paying Blue Collar Jobs Will Require a Cultural Shift

Posted May 21, 2018 in Press Releases

Experts testifying before Congress don't typically start by describing the insights they've gained from backed-up toilets. But when reality TV star Mike Rowe appeared before the Senate committee on Commerce… Read More

ACTE Endorses OCTAE Assistant Secretary Nominee

Posted May 15, 2018 in Press Releases

Today, the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) endorsed President Trump’s nominee, Scott Stump, to lead the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) as… Read More

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