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Walt Ecton

@waltecton.bsky.social

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Assistant Professor @ University of Michigan's Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education. Research on High School, College & Career. CTE. Politics & Econ of Ed. Former HS teacher. He/Him.🌈

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Support varies meaningfully across demographic groups, and the pattern also differs depending on whether respondents are asked about "most people" or about their own children.

Bar graph showing differences by demographic groups for wanting "own kids" and "most kids" to attend college.

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

3. Statewide CTE articulation agreements are especially common in IT and Architecture and Construction, though there's agreements across different career fields. (5/7)

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

CTE Articulation Agreements are meant to provide college credit for prior learning, including certification exams, work experience, or CTE coursework in high school. Why do advocates say they work? See this chart (2/7):

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Heading home from a great week at @actecareertech.bsky.social #VisionCTE25. Proud to have presented w/ @CSHPE PhD student Felicia Akerele & @fsu_elps PhD candidate Kevin Ganus. And honored we were named Best Symposium at ACTER! Grateful to work with such excellent emerging scholars.

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Thanks to @mpolikoff.bsky.social for a great talk on Americans' views on LGBTQ & race-related curriculum at Michigan this morning!

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

GO BLUE from Michigan Higher Ed faculty!

Walt, Jeremy, and Demetri at a UM football game

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Visit our page to learn more about the STEP-CTE lab! -> www.step-in-cte.soe.umich.edu

Flyer announcing new website: www.step-in-cte.soe.umich.edu

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

STEP-CTE is a collaboration with Leon County Schools, led by researchers from the University of Michigan and Florida State University, funded by Institute of Education Sciences. Together, we’re exploring how CTE programs can better support HS students as they prepare for college, career, & beyond.

Flyer announcing our new website: www.step-in-cte.soe.umich.edu

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Excited to dig into this book by @cmpech.bsky.social on a topic we know far too little about:

Book - Major Trade-off: The Surprising Truths about College Majors & Entry Level Jobs

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

New year, same whiteboard message...

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 04/12/2023

We're getting to the point in the semester where the ruthlessness of academia is on full display... [Who did this?!?!? 😂]

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 27/11/2023

TODAY! At 5PM ET/2 PM PT, join the @aefpweb LGBTQ+ Scholars Community Group for some fun and community! Link here to RSVP for details: www.eventcreate.com/e/aefp-lgbtq...

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Walt Ecton @waltecton.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

🌈 One week from today! Join the AEFP LGBTQ+ Scholars Community Group for a virtual social gathering next Monday (Nov 27) at 5 pm ET/2 pm ET. Open to anyone LGBTQ+ who does education policy research! RSVP here for details: www.eventcreate.com/e/aefp-lgbtq...

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