Help Sign 100,000 Names to the Perkins Petition!

Taking a break from our “Remaining Relevant” series, today’s post is a call to action from ACTE.

The Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) and Participant Media have joined forces to advocate for Perkins funds. You can help by signing the petition and asking your friends and colleagues to sign today!

To make an impact, we need 100,000 people to call on Congress to increase Perkins fund by August. This is a very achievable goal if every ACTE member signs along with 5 colleagues/friends.

Over the past few years the primary federal funding stream for career and technical education, the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins), has been gradually decreased, despite increased student enrollments, equipments costs, and need for skilled workers.

It is time that we stand up and demand that Congress increase Perkins funds to acceptable levels to ensure that the United States is able to compete in this ever-changing global economy. This is especially true as the United States faces uncertain economic times. The need to educate and train students and displaced workers for skilled employment has never been more critical to our nation’s economic success!

Sign the petition today call upon Congress to fund the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act at no less than $1.7 billion in Fiscal year 2010. It is time to increase awareness and funds for CTE to ensure that America keeps its competitive edge in the global economy.

Go to http://www.takepart.com/pressurecooker/petition.php and sign the petition today!