Platt Tech Earns College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award
Platt Technical High School, part of the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System, has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles. Schools honored with the AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award have expanded girls’ access in [...]
CTECS Works: January Newsletter from CT’s Technical High Schools
CTECS Works is a quarterly newsletter publication that shares the latest news about our students, teachers, staff, and schools with the CTECS community.
U.S. Secretary of Education visits Groton to highlight career technical education
Ella T. Grasso Technical High School junior Tyler White, wearing a helmet and protective gear in his welding shop, told U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Friday that the past three years of his life have been absolutely phenomenal and he's learned so much.
Bio-Science & Environmental Technology students at Grasso Tech assess local waterways
Several Ella T. Grasso Technical High School Bio-Science & Environmental Technology (BET) juniors have been hard at work alongside a fisheries biologist and an Environmental Restoration Project Manager from Save Our Sound doing culvert assessments of local waterways in Southeast New London County. The data collected in these assessments [...]
Subaru-U Creates Pipeline to Auto Industry with CTECS
Jeff LeClair of Subaru New England enrolls Bristol Technical Education Center Automotive Technology students into Subaru-U. Nationally, automotive retailers are struggling to meet the ever-increasing demand for new technicians as their current workforce reaches retirement age. One manufacturer has developed a creative solution to this challenge by [...]
C.A.R.E.S. Council Tips for Setting Intention
A positive culture and climate is a priority for all CTECS schools, and top-of-mind this year as students returned full-time to the classroom. CTECS C.A.R.E.S. Council, which stands for Creating Attitudes and Relationships that Empower Staff and Students, works to embed Social and Emotional Learning strategies in all facets [...]