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Vermont Senate Education Committee hears views on S.313, CTE access and governance
Summary
Presenters said S.313 should strengthen career and technical education (CTE) access, governance and employer engagement to address workforce shortfalls; witnesses flagged wait lists, uneven credentialing and the need for middle‑school career exposure. No formal action was taken.
At a Senate Education Committee hearing on Feb. 5, stakeholders urged lawmakers to use S.313 and related policy work to expand access to career and technical education and create clearer governance and funding so students do not ‘fall off a cliff’ after high school.
Tom Chaney, executive director of Advanced Vermont, told the committee the bill grew from a working group that included legislators, education practitioners, students and employers. “CTE is an incredibly important part of our career navigation system,” Chaney said, and the state should pursue models that broaden access — including homeschool, hybrid and adult‑education options — while building consistency between local and state systems.
Seth Bowden, president of the Vermont Business Roundtable, made a case for urgency,…
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