I am glad to see that more people are realizing how crucial career and technical education is for our educational system . Career and technical education has had ups and down, but the No Child Left Behind act, forced educators to focus on academics, which smothered our many of the technical education programs, like collision […]
Nissan Donates $150,000 to Fund 30 Scholarships at the Universal Technical Institute Foundation
It is great to see the support that Nissan is giving the auto industry. UTI is a technical school that offers training is automotive technology and collision repair technology. It would be awesome to see this kind of support to community colleges and high schools offering this type of training……we can all dream a little! […]
Lean: One size does not fit all – – ABRN (Automotive Body Repair News)
So what do you think? I know that you have heard of lean, but what’s your opinion? I think there is a place for lean, but I agree with the statement, “once size does not fit all.” This is not about lean, but in education, Kansas required all Collision Repair Programs to align with each […]
Can Technical Education Programs Like Collision Repair Offer Solutions To The Drop-Out Rate?
I read an article addressing the concerns of the high school drop-out rate in Kansas. However, this is a problem the entire nation faces. I believe the same solutions keep surfacing, which is technical education. We must realize that ever not student is going to seek a four year degree. We need to find alternative […]
Interview With Rich Evans at SEMA 2009
I just returned from NACE and SEMA in Las Vegas, NV. I had a lot of fun and met many people that I will be blogging about over the next several weeks. The first post is an interview that I had with Rich Evans. Rich is a custom car builder in California at Huntington […]