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Water fountains along the hallway of Gage Park High School in the Gage Park neighborhood are seen in this photo, Thursday morning, June 2, 2022. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

Manuel Martinez

Schools across the country are pushing for more career programs

Chicago Public Schools’ CEO Pedro Martinez recently unveiled his three-year pandemic recovery plan. One of the points in the plan is to strengthen career and technical education, or CTE, in CPS. This is reflective of a push toward CTE happening across the nation. A recent Chalkbeat Chicago analysis looked at the potential of stronger CTE programs in schools, and the barriers for wider implementation.

Reset learns more from the reporter behind the investigation.

GUEST: Mila Koumpilova, senior reporter at Chalkbeat Chicago

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