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| https://www.portman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/press-releases?ID=fa63f0f8-82c6-47d4-88d3-471b9f38f160 | Portman Bill to Improve Career Readiness in Schools Headed to the President for Signature | 2015-12-09 | 2015 | 2015-12 | Republican | House | OH | Rob Portman | P000449 | www.portman.senate.gov | legacy | Passed as Part of the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 Washington, D.C. Today, U.S. Senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio), co-chair of the Senate Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, announced that his Career Ready Act of 2015 is headed to the President for signature. Portmans bill will help ensure students are college and career-ready by strengthening school counseling programs and encouraging states to keep track of career readiness factors implemented in school districts. He authored this bipartisan legislation with U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and the bill passed as part of the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015. While much focus is given to traditional college preparation, career readiness programs are also critical to help Ohio students obtain a job in a high-demand career field, Portman said. Our bill will help to better prepare students for jobs in the 21st century and Im pleased it will now be law. The Career Ready Act of 2015 amends the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act (ESEA) to encourage states to keep track of school districts use of career readiness indicators, which are factors that demonstrate a students preparedness for postsecondary education and the workforce, such as CTE course completion and the number of students earning postsecondary credentials while in high school. Currently, all 50 states track districts efforts to instill academic knowledge for college preparation, but less than half of states publicly report on career readiness indicators. By tracking and publishing this data, businesses and workforce leaders will be better-informed about the level of career preparation in a given state or region. Additionally, the bill amends the current Elementary and Secondary School Counseling grant program to fund professional development for school counselors and train them to use information on the workforce needs of the local community to help guide students toward in-demand career paths. The Career Ready Act has been endorsed by the Alliance for Excellent Education, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the Association for Career and Technical Education, and the National Association of State Directors of Career and Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc). A full fact sheet on the Career Ready Act of 2015 can be found here. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |