CTE – Education at Work, Part 2: CTE teachers make a living while making a difference

From top left: Mark Simmons, Springfield High School's Automotive teacher in his on campus shop ... Al Kennedy instructor preparing students for honey harvesting in the Agriculture program. ... Amanda Hoggard the Creswell High School teacher for both the Business and Early Childhood Education ... Polly Khol, Thurston High School's manufacturing and welding teacher. ... At left, Joanna Holley, Peyton White and Angela White, agriculture and CTE program leader, working in Pleasant Hill’s on-campus greenhouse.


Editor’s note: As students and teachers return to school, The Chronicle looks deeper at Career and Technical Education in Springfield, Cottage Grove, Pleasant Hill, and Creswell. This is part 2 of 4 of the series. Check this out if you missed part 1. This series was made possible in part by donations to The Chronicle Foundation and the Fund for Oregon Rural Journalism (FORJ).

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