Practice Insights to Advance Racial Equity in Online Postsecondary Career and Technical Education

The CTE CoLab, an Urban-led coalition of six national partners, guided 12 community and career and technical education (CTE) colleges through a two-and-a-half year, multistep equity action planning process focused on improving outcomes and advancing racial equity in online and hybrid CTE programs. Teams worked to understand gaps in outcomes for students of color and address barriers to success stemming from historical, systemic, and institutional factors. This CTE CoLab report describes the equity action planning process, strategies the CTE colleges adopted, and recommendations informed by lessons learned along the way. Strategies focused on increasing student supports, centering equity in online instruction delivery, and engaging with employers