Shape the initiative from the ground up.
A limited founding cohort of industry partners is being recruited now. Founding Partners don't just fund this work — they help define it.
This is not a sponsorship. It's a founding stake.
The CTE Science Alliance is building something the workforce development world hasn't seen: a sustained, high-visibility national campaign that reframes career and technical education as applied science — and makes that reframing stick through research, storytelling, and events that generate genuine public attention.
We are recruiting a small founding cohort of industry partners to launch this initiative. These are the organizations whose member companies most urgently need what we are building — and who have the most to gain from owning the narrative we will create together.
Founding Partners don't write a check and wait for results. They help shape the science mapping priorities, choose the communities where Teach-In events are held, and stand with us at launch as the visible champions of a new and important story about American work.
The Founding Partner window is limited. Once the cohort is complete, this level of involvement and recognition closes.
Four program components. One coherent strategy.
Science Mapping
We document the actual applied science content inside CTE courses — pathway by pathway, concept by concept — and publish it in formats that educators, parents, policymakers, and industry communicators can use. Founding Partners commission science maps for the workforce pathways that matter most to their industry. The resulting reports and infographics are co-branded, shareable, and designed to do real work — in Hill meetings, member communications, and media.
CTE Teach-Ins
CTE students visit elementary and middle school classrooms and teach hands-on applied science lessons they've designed themselves — about an hour each. CTE students leave with formal award recognition for their portfolios. Host teachers are surveyed on their likelihood of incorporating applied science into future lessons. Every event is amplified through earned and social media. Founding Partners host a dedicated Teach-In in a community of their choosing.
Infographics & Reports
Every science map becomes a visual product designed for distribution across industry, education, media, and policy channels. These are assets Founding Partners can use immediately in their own communications, creating a steady drumbeat of content reinforcing the CTE-as-science narrative.
Cross-Industry Convenings We convene senior leaders from trade associations, major employers, education institutions, and policy organizations for working sessions focused on emerging research, shared workforce challenges, and applied science best practices in CTE. Founding Partners have reserved seats and help shape the agenda — putting them in the room with peer leaders from across the industries that share their workforce challenges.
What Founding Partners receive.
Recognition & Visibility
• Named as a Founding Partner in all initiative materials, media releases, and public communications
• Logo featured on CTEScienceAlliance.com and in all launch materials
• Prominent recognition at the initiative's public launch event
• Inclusion in all launch press releases and earned media pitches
Science Mapping & Content
• A dedicated science mapping report for your industry's key CTE workforce pathways
• Co-branded infographic assets formatted for your member communications, social media, and Hill outreach
• First access to all CTE Science Alliance research and data products
CTE Teach-In Event
• CTE students visit a classroom in a community of your choosing
• Lesson tied to the CTE pathway most relevant to your workforce
• CTE students receive formal award recognition for their portfolios
• Host teachers surveyed on likelihood of incorporating applied science into future lessons
• Full media strategy and earned media support for the event
• Co-branded event photography and social content for your channels
Cross-Industry Convenings
• Reserved seat at every CTE Science Alliance cross-industry convening
• Input on convening agenda and topic priorities
• Access to all convening research and summary findings
• Relationship-building with senior leaders from trade associations, employers, and education institutions across sectors
Strategic Engagement
• A seat on the CTE Science Alliance Advisory Council
• Input on science mapping priorities and program direction
• Regular briefings on initiative progress, media coverage, and policy developments
• Opportunity to co-present initiative findings at industry conferences and Hill events
Category Positioning
• Founding Partners in the same industry sector receive exclusive recognition within that category during the founding window
• First-mover advantage in associating your industry with the CTE-as-applied-science narrative at a national level
Is this the right fit for your organization?
The CTE Science Alliance is built for organizations that share two things: a genuine workforce pipeline challenge, and the communication instinct to understand that changing public perception is how you solve it long-term.
If your members are struggling to recruit and retain skilled workers — and if part of the problem is that young people and their families don't see your industry as a serious, science-driven, future-facing career destination — this initiative was designed for you.
Let's talk.
We are currently in conversation with a small number of prospective Founding Partners. If your organization is interested in learning more, we would welcome the opportunity to walk you through the initiative and discuss how a partnership would serve your specific workforce and communications priorities.
Founding Partner conversations are confidential and non-binding until a formal agreement is reached.