[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 184 (Tuesday, November 7, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATING KEYSTONE CENTRAL CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate Keystone Central Career and Technology Center in Clinton 
County, Pennsylvania.
  Keystone Central Career and Technology Center was named a 
semifinalist and received $10,000 as part of the Career Z Challenge.
  The Career Z Challenge, run through the Department of Education's 
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, aims to expand work-
based learning opportunities for Gen Z students.
  Schools, nonprofit organizations, and local educational agencies in 
urban and rural communities across 35 States submitted entries 
describing their plans to create collaborative and sustainable work-
based learning ecosystems to provide students with interconnected and 
expansive career development opportunities from grades 9 through 12.
  Semifinalists will be eligible to move on to phase three, and during 
the 2023-2024 school year, semifinalists will receive technical 
assistance to support the refinement and implementation of their 
proposed WBL ecosystem plans.
  They are also participating in a community of practice and have 
access to learning workshops, peer collaboration opportunities, and 
other resources.
  Madam Speaker, as co-chair of the Bipartisan Career and Technical 
Education Caucus, I am pleased to see the next generation of learning 
of the many job opportunities CTE provides.
  Madam Speaker, I congratulate Keystone Central Career and Technology 
Center and wish them good luck in phase three.

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