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title: Episode 19 - How Are Charter Schools Growing Michigan's Career Pathways?
description: Why have charter schools become a political litmus test for both parties, and what can charter school educators do to change the narrative? That's the topic of this no-holds-barred episode, which was recorded live in front of a standing-room-only audience at the Michigan Charter School Symposium.
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# [Episode 19 - How Are Charter Schools Growing Michigan's Career Pathways?](https://www.charterschools.org/disruption-junction/episode-19)

 Written by [Buddy Moorehouse](https://www.charterschools.org/disruption-junction/author/buddy-moorehouse) | Mar 7, 2024 2:05:51 PM

February is Career Technical Education Awareness Month, and our hosts are tackling the topic of career readiness head-on in this episode. Whether it's CTE programs that prepare students to enter the workforce directly, or teaming up with a business to help prepare them for success in college, there's a lot going on in Michigan. Our hosts are joined by some guests: Tabetha Cross and Jamie Seamen, who run the cosmetology program at Charlton Heston Academy; and Jeff Leidlein, the Senior Marketing Manager at Siemens Digital Industries Software.

 

Hosted by: 

- Bernita Bradley of Detroit, the Parent Voice Director of the National Parent Union.
- Kayla Campbell, elementary educator and literacy specialist at Creative Technologies Academy, a charter school in Cedar Springs. (On break for this episode.)
- Julie Bucholtz, Academic Assessment Specialist at the Lake Superior State University Charter Schools office in Sault Ste. Marie.
- Dan Quisenberry, President of the Michigan Association of Public School Academies (MAPSA).

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