PROVIDING MORE STUDENTS A PATHWAY TO SUCCESS BY STRENGTHENING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FIFTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC, FEBRUARY 28, 2017 Serial No. 115–7 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and the Workforce ( Available via the World Wide Web: www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/committee.action?chamber=house&committee=education or Committee address: http://edworkforce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE 24–358 PDF WASHINGTON : 2017 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Mar 15 2010 10:10 Jun 06, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 C:\E&W JACKETS\24358.TXT CANDRA CEWDOCROOM with DISTILLER COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE VIRGINIA FOXX, North Carolina, Chairwoman Joe Wilson, South Carolina Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott, Virginia Duncan Hunter, California Ranking Member David P. Roe, Tennessee Susan A. Davis, California Glenn ‘‘GT’’ Thompson, Pennsylvania Rau´ l M. Grijalva, Arizona Tim Walberg, Michigan Joe Courtney, Connecticut Brett Guthrie, Kentucky Marcia L. Fudge, Ohio Todd Rokita, Indiana Jared Polis, Colorado Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, Luke Messer, Indiana Northern Mariana Islands Bradley Byrne, Alabama Frederica S. Wilson, Florida David Brat, Virginia Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Glenn Grothman, Wisconsin Mark Takano, California Steve Russell, Oklahoma Alma S. Adams, North Carolina Elise Stefanik, New York Mark DeSaulnier, California Rick W. Allen, Georgia Donald Norcross, New Jersey Jason Lewis, Minnesota Lisa Blunt Rochester, Delaware Francis Rooney, Florida Raja Krishnamoorthi, Illinois Paul Mitchell, Michigan Carol Shea-Porter, New Hampshire Tom Garrett, Jr., Virginia Adriano Espaillat, New York Lloyd K. Smucker, Pennsylvania A. Drew Ferguson, IV, Georgia Brandon Renz, Staff Director Denise Forte, Minority Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TODD ROKITA, Indiana, Chairman Duncan Hunter, California Jared Polis, Colorado David P. Roe, Tennessee Ranking Member Glenn ‘‘GT’’ Thompson, Pennsylvania Rau´ l M. Grijalva, Arizona Luke Messer, Indiana Marcia L. Fudge, Ohio David Brat, Virginia Suzanne Bonamici, Oregon Tom Garrett, Jr., Virginia Susan A. Davis, California Frederica S. Wilson, Florida (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 10:10 Jun 06, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\E&W JACKETS\24358.TXT CANDRA CEWDOCROOM with DISTILLER CONTENTS Page Hearing held on February 28, 2017 ....................................................................... 1 Statement of Members: Polis, Hon. Jared, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education ....................................................... 4 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 6 Rokita, Hon. Todd, Chairman, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Ele- mentary, and Secondary Education ............................................................. 1 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 3 Statement of Witnesses: Global, Ms. Janet, Director of Career and Technical Education, Canyons School District ............................................................................................... 14 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 27 Johnson, Mr. Glenn E., M.A., Manufacturing Workforce Development Leader, BASF Corporation ........................................................................... 8 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 16 Lufkin, Ms. Mimi, Chief Executive Officer, National Alliance for Partner- ships in Equity (NAPE) ................................................................................ 21 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 24 Rowe, Mr. Mike, CEO, Mikeroweworks Foundation ..................................... 34 Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 37 Additional Submissions: Barletta, Hon. Lou, a Representative in Congress from the State of Penn- sylvania: Letter dated March 21, 2017, from International Code Council ........... 60 Mr. Johnson: Chart: Workforce Development Pipeline ................................................. 63 Mr. Polis: The CTE Equation in Tennessee ............................................................. 57 Mr. Rowe: CompTIA: Change in TECH Act .............................................................. 65 Chairman Rokita: Prepared statement of ............................................................................... 69 Article: How Congress can help millions of Americans achieve career success .................................................................................................... 75 Thompson, Hon. Glenn ‘‘GT’’, a Representative in Congress from the State of Tennessee: Letter dated February 24, 2017, from Data Quality Campaign (DQC) 79 (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 10:10 Jun 06, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\E&W JACKETS\24358.TXT CANDRA CEWDOCROOM with DISTILLER VerDate Mar 15 2010 10:10 Jun 06, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 C:\E&W JACKETS\24358.TXT CANDRA CEWDOCROOM with DISTILLER PROVIDING MORE STUDENTS A PATHWAY TO SUCCESS BY STRENGTHENING CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION Tuesday, February 28, 2017 House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, Committee on Education and the Workforce, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:03 a.m., in Room 2175, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Todd Rokita [chairman of the subcommittee] presiding. Present: Representatives Rokita, Roe, Thompson, Messer, Brat, Garrett, Polis, Bonamici, and Davis. Also Present: Representatives Foxx, Scott of Virginia, and Krishnamoorthi. Staff Present: Courtney Butcher, Director of Member Services and Coalitions; Amy Raaf Jones, Director of Education and Human Resources Policy; Nancy Locke, Chief Clerk; Dominique McKay, Deputy Press Secretary; James Mullen, Director of Information Technology; Krisann Pearce, General Counsel; James Redstone, Professional Staff Member; Alex Ricci, Legislative Assistant; Mandy Schaumburg, Education Deputy Director and Senior Coun- sel; Brad Thomas, Senior Education Policy Advisor; Tylease Alli, Minority Clerk/Intern and Fellow Coordinator; Jacque Chevalier, Minority Deputy Education Policy Director; Denise Forte, Minority Staff Director; Mishawn Freeman, Minority Staff Assistant; Eunice Ikene, Minority Labor Policy Associate; Alexander Payne, Minority Education Policy Advisor; and Elizabeth Watson, Minority Director of Labor Policy. Chairman ROKITA. A quorum being present, the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education will come to order. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to today’s hearing. We’re here to discuss strengthening career and technical education and the need to reform, improve, and modernize current law so that more students can experience the power of this important edu- cation. For decades, career and technical education has helped individ- uals compete in the workforce and build fulfilling careers. Today, State and local programs across the country are working to prepare (1) VerDate Mar 15 2010 10:10 Jun 06, 2017 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6633 Sfmt 6633 C:\E&W JACKETS\24358.TXT CANDRA CEWDOCROOM with DISTILLER 2 students in high school and at community colleges for jobs in a va- riety of fields. Now, these programs serve more than 11 million students, help- ing them receive knowledge, skills, and real world experience in fields ranging from health care and law enforcement to information technology and steel manufacturing. Through the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, the Federal Government provides support to these State and local programs. It’s a worthwhile investment in growing a skilled workforce, preparing students for postsecondary education or the workplace, and helping hardworking individuals, particularly younger individuals, achieve their goals in life. CTE helped Paul Tse from Maryland, for example, go from a struggling high school student to the project manager for a me- chanical contract company. Jasmine Morgan from Georgia realized her dream of becoming a sports marketing specialist through her experience with CTE. Alex Wolff embarked on a successful career in electrical engineering after participating in a CTE program in his home State of California. Now, these are just a few examples of the power CTE has to help students achieve their dreams and reach their full potential. How- ever, changes to Federal law need to be made, and that’s what we’re here to discuss today, updating career and technical edu- cation policies so that more students can enjoy the success that Paul, Jasmine, and Alex have seen. The Perkins Act hasn’t been updated in more than a decade. I don’t have to tell you that much has changed in the workplace and our economy since then. Technology