{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=973CBBF1-020F-4B48-B116-24A8ADDF76D7", "Education Leaders Praise Hatchs Efforts toSupportInnovative Teaching", "2016-09-21", "2016", "2016-09", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Orrin Hatch", "H000338", "www.hatch.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Washington, D.C.\u2014Last week Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, member and former chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, issued the following statement after introducing the Innovation for Tomorrow\u2019s Workforce Act of 2016:\r\n\u00a0\u201cLast year, we passed a groundbreaking proposal to fix some of the shortcomings of No Child Left Behind. The CTE Innovation Act is\u00a0a follow-up to last year\u2019s education overhaul.\u00a0This new bill addresses the needs of Utah\u2019s transformative education system by providing resources to better pathways from the classroom to the workplace. We need to find more ways to expand and improve STEM education in our schools to prepare students to succeed in an increasingly competitive global economy. My bill will help us do exactly that. It will build on Utah\u2019s accomplishments by allowing funds\u00a0to be used for Pay for Success initiatives and by making high-quality, open education resources more accessible.\u201d\r\n\u00a0Education leaders praised Hatch\u2019s efforts:\r\n\u00a0Deneece G. Huftalin, President, Salt Lake Community College\r\n\u00a0We applaud Senator Hatch for his efforts through this legislation to promote and reward innovative initiatives that strengthen career and technical education in Utah. The innovation fund he is advocating will support the collaborative programs underway at Salt Lake Community College, such as the Utah Aerospace Pathways and the Utah Diesel Technician Pathways.\u00a0The fund will encourage the creation of additional new programs that help prepare our workers for the quality technical jobs that are in high demand in Utah and across the country.\u00a0\r\n\u00a0Julie Snowball, Director, Career and Technical Education, Weber State University\r\n\u00a0The Perkins Innovation Fund will provide strategic opportunities for CTE educators to collaborate with students and employers in reaching beyond the boundaries of standard CTE programs in order to transform educational pathways. The projects supported by this fund will provide limitless win-win possibilities for CTE students as they prepare to enter the workforce.\r\n\u00a0Blair K. Carruth, Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs, Utah System of Higher Education\r\n\u00a0We welcome the additional investment in CTE programs through the proposed innovation grants.\u00a0 These grants would enable higher educational institutions and other entities to develop and implement new and creative approaches to instructional design and delivery methods.\u00a0 By so doing institutions would be able to reach an expanded market, resulting in greater efficiencies and increased positive impact on workforce talent in critical occupational areas.\r\n\u00a0The State Education Technology Directors Association (SETDA)\r\n\u00a0SETDA applauds Senator Hatch and Senator Bennet for championing innovation in Career and Technical Education. CTE innovation depends on ensuring access to cutting edge instructional supports and SETDA appreciates the bill\u2019s focus on encouraging effective technology use and developing and adopting open educational resources.\r\n\u00a0The Innovation for Tomorrow\u2019s Workforce Act of 2016 strives for equity in Career and Technical Education by prioritizing grant awards to schools that serve students from low-income families,\u201d noted Tracy Weeks, SETDA Executive Director. \u201cIncreased numbers of students need access to high quality, high impact CTE programs to prepare for success after high school graduation.\r\n\u00a0The National Association of State Boards of Education\r\n\u00a0NASBE commends Senator Hatch and Senator Bennet for fighting to advance CTE education. Innovative, high quality career and technical education will prepare more students for later economic success. It also offers important academic benefits and increases college access and completion. NASBE strongly supports the bill\u2019s focus on better aligning programs with workforce needs, integrating academic and CTE content, and supporting greater use of open educational resources. We hope Congress approves the measure this year, along with broader CTE reauthorization legislation.", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/releases?ContentRecord_id=973CBBF1-020F-4B48-B116-24A8ADDF76D7"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6961829494684935, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}