Northwest Arkansas districts see career and technical education programs grow in importance

District officials see demand for courses

Chris Quick (left) and Justin Burnett (right) with Wallace State Community College visit with Daniel Anderson of Gadsden State Community College following an information session inside the health sciences lab, Thursday, July 27, 2023, during the national Haas Technical Education Community conference at the Peak Innovation Center in Fort Smith. (River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)
Chris Quick (left) and Justin Burnett (right) with Wallace State Community College visit with Daniel Anderson of Gadsden State Community College following an information session inside the health sciences lab, Thursday, July 27, 2023, during the national Haas Technical Education Community conference at the Peak Innovation Center in Fort Smith. (River Valley Democrat-Gazette/Hank Layton)


The Bentonville School Board recently approved creating a career and technical education director position for the district.

In Springdale, the career and technical education program has grown to approximately 124 teachers serving 2,500 students -- more than 10% of the district's entire K-12 enrollment, according to Rodney Ellis, the district's workforce...

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