
Letter from Vocational Education Justice Coalition
By Posted by Peter Enrich, on behalf of VEJC, of which PDM is an active member
March 26, 2025 Honorable Governor Maura Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth Kate Cook, Chief of Staff Patrick Tutwiler, Secretary of Education Russell Johnston, Acting Commissioner of DESE Dear Governor Healey, Chief of Staff Kate Cook, Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler, & Acting DESE Commissioner Russell Johnston: The Vocational Education Justice Coalition (VEJC) believes the current revised draft career technical education (CTE) admissions regulations are a significant step forward for justice and equity after more than 20 years of the current discriminatory state policy which excluded disproportionate percentages of students from protected classes (students of color, low-income students, students with disabilities, and English Learners) from the opportunity to attend vocational schools and programs which can lead to meaningful careers and a middle class life. We appreciate that, in considering the discriminatory…