Politico
Will Perkins Finally Get An Update?
June 14, 2018
There's new momentum in Washington for overhauling the federal law that governs career and technical education. Republican Sen.
Lamar Alexander (R-TN) on Wednesday
said the Senate education committee will mark up a bill next week reauthorizing the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, under which the federal government spends about $1 billion each year on CTE programs. The law hasn't seen an update since 2006.