Governor Abbott Announces Nearly $4 Million In CTE Grants
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Governor Greg Abbott today announced $3.7 million in Perkins Leadership Grants awarded to 13 Texas public two-year postsecondary institutions for the development of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.
“Texas’ skilled workforce is critical to our state’s economic success,” said Governor Abbott. “With these grants, community and technical colleges can develop or redesign programs for in-demand occupations and recruit and retain instructors to train the next generation of the workforce.”
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