Career education struggles in the age of No Child Left Behind

In a nutshell: The Register-Guard in Eugene, Oregon reports that standardized testing and tight education budgets are squeezing out career education classes despite interest among many students. But some schools are finding innovative ways to keep these classes alive.

Career education classes declining despite interest among many students | Tight budgets have squeezed out career classes, but some schools are embracing the ideaSPRINGFIELD – Sparks fly in the metal shop at Springfield High School, where 17-year-old junior Chayse Lee is welding the cross-member for the nose of an electric car. Lee is the kind of kid who is comfortable working with his hands, and he likes the teachers who run the manufacturing and engineering department at his school.

via Registerguard