Industry news.

Seattle Times article “High school students can take a different path to high-paying jobs”
Article by Chris Reykdal, Washington’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, illustrates value, growing demand for construction/built environment career connected education.

Core Plus Construction Earns National Spotlight
The AGC Education Foundation took first place for Core Plus Construction in the innovation competition at AGC of America’s Annual Convention in Grapevine, Texas this March.

CORE PLUS CONSTRUCTION: Attracting & Preparing the Next Generation
AGC Education Foundation and Core Plus Construction are featured in the March/April 2022 issue of CFMA Building Profits.

2021 Summer Educator Externship
Core Plus teachers were immersed into the construction sector with job site tours, advice from young industry panelists, and construction education resources.

Q&A with teachers at Sno-Isle Technical Skills Center
Jen and Wes have been partners in the development and expansion of the program. We visited Jen’s classroom to talk shop and Core Plus Construction (CPC).

2021 James M. Lessard Memorial Award
Celebrate Alma Smith of Mary M. Knight High School in Elma, WA. This award is supported by the James M. Lessard Memorial Endowment to recognize outstanding service to construction education.

2021 Career and Technical Education
Construction Teacher of the Year
Creed Tremaine Nelson, Lindbergh High School, Renton School District, has been selected as the construction industry’s 2021 Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year.

Finding workers remains hard for U.S. homebuilders (Jan 2021)
According to a January 15, 2021 article by Bloomberg, U.S. construction firms are facing a significant labor shortage. Positions that pay well require technical knowledge

School Districts Adopt CORE PLUS Construction for 2020-21 school year
“This gift to the State of Washington from the construction industry ensures all schools, regardless of size or funding, can offer their students a quality

CORE PLUS Construction Approved March 18, 2020
On March 18, 2020, CORE PLUS Construction was signed by the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) as an approved framework of study. The