Editor’s Note: The long anticipated passage of Perkins IV, formally known as the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, ushered with it a renewed focus on improving career and technical education. This issue of UPDATE includes interviews with two people actively involved in the reauthorization process and other articles related to key components and emphases of the new Perkins Act. .

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