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Career‑tech and workforce groups seek state start‑up funding for school‑to‑career pathways

3310739 · May 7, 2025
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Summary

Organizations running career‑connected schools, VR career simulations and educator workforce collaboratives asked the Senate for pilot and program funding to expand aerospace/maritime high school programs, VR career exploration, micro‑credentialing pilots, and STEM educator industry immersion.

Several groups seeking to expand career‑connected learning and industry pipelines testified before the Senate Education Committee, requesting targeted budget funding to scale programs that tie K‑12 instruction to regional workforce needs.

Drew Ferguson, founder of Argonaut and co‑operator of the Davis Aerospace & Maritime High School in Cleveland (a partnership with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District), requested $1,000,000 over the biennium from the career‑tech…

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