As Vice President Biden said: “Unions have helped to build the middle class. Now we’ve got the job of rebuilding it. This is not about conflict, this is not about pitting business against labor. This is about getting the best-educated workforce in the world.”Nicholas Pinchuk (link is external), chairman and CEO of Snap-on Tools, agreed, noting: “We are in a global competition for jobs; the single best weapon is CTE. We need to out-skill the competition.”The overwhelming interest in this summit, just days after the election, shows that CTE is an approach that appeals to both Republicans and Democrats. READ MORE
by Randi Weingarten President, American Federation of Teachers