Carl Perkins Legislation

Since learning about the history of CTAE and the Carl D. Perkins legislation I have different outlook on my role as a CTAE teacher. CTAE has evolved so much over the years and without funding from Perkins to keep our programs running we would not be able to teach our subject matter with relevance to the real world. Part of my role as a CTAE teacher is to provide students with employability skills, workplace ethics, and career pathways that link secondary education to postsecondary education. I found it very interesting to learn that the initial purpose of the vocational education was to not only to benefit the people but to benefit the states. This new information has helped me further realize that effective vocational education programs are essential to the nation's future and this has been the case for many years. As they say, to know your past is to know your future. I am interested in understanding how much accountability is involved in how the funds are used and what requirements are specific to each program as it relates to meeting performance targets.