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Posted: Feb 26, 2026
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In recognition of National FFA Week, Kansas FFA members reflect on how their agriculture-based learning experiences have shaped their personal and academic lives as well as explore their postsecondary opportunities.  

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Posted: Feb 19, 2026
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As we celebrate career and technical education (CTE) month in February, Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson talks with education leaders about how CTE helps students prepare for life after high school in this month’s episode of the KSDE Insight Podcast. 

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Posted: Feb 12, 2026
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Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSOs) give high school students experience-rich, real-world opportunities to apply the skills they learn in their career and technical education (CTE) classrooms.  

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Posted: Feb 5, 2026
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As a first-year industrial arts teacher for the 2025-26 school year, Josie Gage wanted to know what areas of her job she needed to make a priority. She also wanted to know what factors her fellow Kansas career and technical education (CTE) colleagues believe lead to the greatest job satisfaction. 

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Posted: Feb 5, 2026
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On this month’s episode of the KSDE Insight Podcast, Kansas Education Commissioner Dr. Randy Watson talks with education leaders about how Career and Technical Education (CTE) helps students prepare for life after high school. 

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