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Career and Technical Education Engineering the Future: Redesigned for Today’s Students. (n.d.). //Colorado Succeeds Great Schools are Good Business//. Retrieved August 28, 2013, from []

>  writing, and math portions of the state’s   high school graduation tests."
 * 1) CTE classes focus both on the learning and applying that knowledge
 * 2)   "CTE plans of study include both high school   and college courses, and there are many   opportunities for students to gain both high   school and college credit for the same course"
 * 3) Some students who took CTE classes in CEC middle college in Denver scored higher on the ACTs then students who didn't take CTE classes.
 * 4) "  The National Dropout Prevention   Center lists CTE as one of 15 research based   strategies for improving high school   graduation rates."
 * 5) "  Based on what we’ve learned, Colorado Succeeds believes that high-quality CTE is   critical to Colorado’s economic success and should serve as a key strategy for improving   education in our state."
 * 6) 61% of people said that CTE help motivate students to get postsecondary education.
 * 7)   "students who took two or more   CTE courses outperformed the general   high school population in the reading,
 * 1)   "Students who take   CTE classes not only learn math, science, and language   arts – but they also know why learning is important   as they apply their newly-acquired skills in a   real-world context and plan for their own careers."
 * 2)   "As the National Governors’ Association   Center for Best Practices states: “Career   technical education has the power to   engage and motivate all students by giving   them chances to learn in applied settings.”"
 * 3)   "when   academics are explicitly integrated into   technical courses, students perform well   in both areas."