,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#i1 #bjaf ,mr4 ,kaine 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,portman1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,isakson1
 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4      
,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,franken1 ,ms4        
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 
,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4       
,ayotte1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 
,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,mikulski1
 ,mr4 ,casey1 and ,mr4 ,durbin7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,career and ,technical        
,education ,month4  ,whereas a          
competitive global economy requires     
workers who are trained in skilled      
professions2 ,whereas1 according to the 
,national ,association of               
,manufacturers1 #hj percent of          
respondents indicated a moderate to     
severe shortage of qualified skilled    
production employees1 including         

front-line workers such as machinists1  
operators1 craft workers1 distributors1 
and technicians2 ,whereas career and    
technical education 7referred to in this
 preamble as ,,cte7 ensures that        
competitive and skilled workers are     
ready1 willing1 and capable of holding  
jobs in high-wage1 high-skill1 and      
in-demand career fields such as science1
 technology1 engineering1 mathematics1  
nursing1 allied health1 construction1   
information technology1 energy          
sustainability1 and many other career   
fields that are vital in keeping the    
,united ,states competitive in the      
global economy2 ,whereas ,,cte helps the
 ,united ,states meet the very real and 
immediate challenges of economic        
development1 student achievement1 and   
global competitiveness2 ,whereas        
approximately #ad1jjj1jjj students are  
enrolled in ,,cte across the country    
with ,,cte programs in nearly #a1cjj    
public high schools and #a1gjj #b-year  
colleges2 ,whereas of the #bj fastest   

growing occupations-- 7#a7 #aj require  
an associate's degree or a degree with  
fewer requirements2  7#b7 #ac with the  
largest numbers of new jobs projected   
require on-the-job training1 an         
associate's degree1 or a certificate2   
and  7#c7 nearly all require real-world 
skills that can be mastered through     
,,cte2 ,whereas ,,cte matches           
employability skills with workforce     
demand and provides relevant academic   
and technical coursework leading to     
industry-recognized credentials for     
secondary1 postsecondary1 and adult     
learners2 ,whereas ,,cte affords        
students the opportunity to gain the    
knowledge1 skills1 and credentials      
needed to secure careers in growing1    
high-demand fields2 ,whereas ,,cte      
students were significantly more likely 
than non-,,cte student to report having 
developed problem-solving1 project      
completion1 research1 math1 college     
application1 work-related1              
communication1 time management1 and     

critical thinking skills during high    
school2 and ,whereas students at schools
 with highly integrated rigorous        
academic and ,,cte programs have        
significantly higher achievement in     
reading1 mathematics1 and science than  
students at schools with less integrated
 programs3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that
 the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,february
 #bjaf as ,career and ,technical        
,education ,month to celebrate career   
and technical education across the      
,united ,states2  7#b7 supports the     
goals and ideals of ,career and         
,technical ,education month2  7#c7      
recognizes the importance of career and 
technical education in preparing a      
well-educated and skilled workforce in  
the ,united ,states2 and  7#d7          
encourages educators1 counselors1 and   
administrators to promote career and    
technical education as an option to     
students4