Obama administration proposes $1B boost for CTE.

The article reports on the announcement made by the U.S. government of the release of "Investing in America's Future: A Blueprint for Transforming Career and Technical Education," a plan for the reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education (CTE) Act of 2006 due for 2013. A proposed one billion U.S. dollars increase for CTE in the fiscal year (FY) 2013 budget is included in the blueprint to increase the number of high quality academies.