Brent shares how regional skill centers, employer partnerships, industry credentials, and even correctional education programs work together to expand opportunity across the entire state. Our conversation highlights what becomes possible when education, industry, and economic strategy are intentionally aligned. This episode reframes CTE as modern infrastructure designed to turn interest into impact, skills into wages, and education into dignity and opportunity.

Shelley shares her journey of transforming the CTE program, advocating for experiential learning, and pushing the boundaries of education.

Andrew "The MFG" Crowe to discuss the future of advanced manufacturing and its role in shaping the next generation of innovators.