With significant reductions in revenue for public education, our schools' role in providing non- core academic instruction was greatly diminished. Full Story »
Posted by Colette Marie McLaughlin
This opinion piece by Public School Superintendent Sandra Thorstenson illustrates flawed reasoning associated with the drastic decline of vocational-technology education offerings over the past three decades. Her devaluation of vocational-technical education as “non-core academic instruction” reflects an inaccurate bias that has been costly to students and society. Vocational-technical education provides courses of study that prepare students for gainful employment, which public schools are mandated to provide by CA Education Code, including Sections 51220(i), 5122.5 and 51228(b). Thus, claims that vocational-technical education is a costly "enrichment" is an erroneous assessment. Such claims are often associated with a ... More »
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