Evidence you can inspect
Pearson lobbying and team research: source ledger →Method & sources
Workforce gap-to-product crosswalk
All 50 state-submitted PY2024 adult-education workforce narratives were retrieved and relevant sections reviewed. The crosswalk distinguishes employer-reported gaps, demand signals, program priorities and delivery barriers. Alaska and Idaho add employer-survey evidence; Maryland adds its workforce plan. These are selected priorities, not official statewide top-three rankings. Product matches are proposed, with limitations and human validation shown beside each finding.
Inspect workforce evidence and Pearson solutions →How the map is tiered
Priorities are qualitative research judgments about the highlighted opportunity. They do not rank the overall quality of a state’s education system, calculate a market size, or establish Pearson’s ability to win.
Priority 1 · Validate first
A specific credential incentive, current expansion window, or dated graduation reform warrants early validation of a Pearson opportunity.
Priority 2 · Develop programs
A documented CTE program, funding mechanism, or pathway supports targeted development; the current buyer and budget still need qualification.
Priority 3 · Rebuild funding case
A verified change invalidates the highlighted funding route. Maintain relationships and establish an alternative before investing heavily in that route.
Priority 1 requires a specific credential incentive, current expansion window, or dated graduation reform. Priority 2 reflects a documented program or mechanism. Colorado’s Priority 3 applies to the repealed funding route cited in its brief. All 50 states now have a priority tier: 10 in Tier 1, 39 in Tier 2, and 1 in Tier 3. The eight initially unclassified states now have a documented program or opportunity lead. New York’s new evidence is regional; statewide rules remain unverified. A working URL is not required to establish a tier when an alternative primary source supports the finding.
No numerical scoring weights, revenue estimates, or unavailable funding balances have been invented. Procurement, approvals, and customer budgets must be validated separately.
Why Priority 2 contains 39 states
The threshold is broad: a documented CTE program or mechanism. It does not distinguish sales readiness. The following evidence groups make the differences visible without inventing scores or forcing equal-sized tiers. Group assignments are analytical interpretations of each linked state brief.
Current-cycle materials · 13 states
Current or upcoming-cycle documents are identified; awards, remaining budgets, eligible purchases, and procurement still need confirmation. Some application rounds are closed.
Standing program / pathway · 14 states
An established program, statute, pathway, or outcome signal supports research. It does not establish an open purchasing opportunity.
Funding refresh needed · 11 states
The evidence is older, mixed-year, planning-based, or lacks current funding detail. Refresh the applicable award, appropriation, and spending rules before pursuing a purchase.
Regional lead · 1 states
The cited project is regional. Qualify its local buyer and budget before drawing a statewide conclusion.
A state moves up when a specific, sufficiently current trigger merits early validation; it moves toward an actionable pursuit only after product fit, accessible funds, a buyer, and timing are established. Missing research is not proof of weak opportunity.
Priority 1 committees and worked example →Priority leadership research · September 12, 2026
Expanded seven previously directory-only biographies using official legislative or caucus sources: Bob Behning, Jeff Raatz, Jill Carter, Ben Brown, Sarah Fowler Arthur, Tom Young, and Brad Buckley. Replaced their primary profile links with the retrieved biography pages. Each profile separates documented professional experience from unverified CTE initiatives or outcomes. This is a completed research batch, not completion of every member or board roster.
Evidence review 3 · September 12, 2026
Added a focused directory for the ten Priority 1 states, separated Priority 2 evidence types, checked Missouri’s seven-member Senate Education roster, and reviewed all seven members’ official profiles. Added Brad Hudson’s CTE council service and SB 1442 record, plus Maggie Nurrenbern’s competency-based education task-force service. Stephen Webber’s official profile supplies limited biographical detail.
Evidence review 2 · September 12, 2026
Historical correction: eight states were initially unclassified. Alternative agency pages, direct documents, and a regional education provider supplied enough evidence to assign all eight to a priority tier. No states remain gray or unclassified on the current map. Updated links and recorded the reason for each tier change. The website and downloadable JSON contain this revision.
- Delaware · Unresolved → Priority 2
- Idaho · Unresolved → Priority 2
- Missouri · Unresolved → Priority 1
- Mississippi · Unresolved → Priority 2
- Oklahoma · Unresolved → Priority 2
- Tennessee · Unresolved → Priority 2
- Washington · Unresolved → Priority 2
- New York · Unresolved → Priority 2
Legislative coverage and confidence
The directory contains 200 education, education-funding, higher-education, workforce, and related committee records across 50 states, with 1,904 distinct state-member profiles. Of these committee records, 20 rosters have been compared with primary sources in this baseline. Additional rosters and biographies remain explicitly marked for confirmation.
The starting directory is Open States People and Committees, snapshot September 10, 2026. Each imported record links to that fixed source version and an available legislative page. Source access alone is not treated as verification. Primary-source corrections take precedence over directory information.
Green badges identify facts checked in a primary source. Amber badges identify directory-only details. Gray evidence badges identify unresolved details within a brief; they do not mean that a state lacks a map tier. These evidence badges are independent of map priority colors. A verified roster does not automatically verify every member’s biography or initiatives.
Biographies summarize public professional or legislative information. Initiatives identify the member’s documented role and bill status when available. Missing initiative research is shown as a gap, not an assertion that no activity exists. Some subcommittees, vacancies, and mid-session changes may be absent from the directory.
Portraits, biographies & public social profiles
Member portraits are displayed as uncropped, proportionally resized copies with original source and directory or member-page attribution. A successful image download verifies that a usable image file exists; it does not independently verify every image identity. Missing portraits use initials and an explicit availability label.
Source-listed occupations are shown as short attributed quotations. Expanded biographies and career-readiness connections are limited to documented experience or activity. Committee roles are not treated as individual policy endorsements. Profiles without fuller evidence retain their directory biography and a visible research gap.
97 member profiles include public social-account links attributed to a member page. Shared legislative footer accounts and ambiguous links were excluded. Social posts are self-published, can change, and have not been substituted for official bill status or independently verified outcomes.
Coverage is the existing legislative committee directory. State boards of education and workforce-development boards are separate rosters and are not represented as complete here.
Use this as the comparison baseline
For a qualified business review, compare the public findings with authorized organizational evidence: product eligibility, current customer footprint, pipeline, implementation capacity, procurement timing, and government-affairs knowledge. Preserve source dates and record the evidence behind any tier change.
Source-link review
Checked 2,046 distinct linked URLs across the state, federal, and legislative records. Replaced 147 member-profile links with retrieved alternatives, repaired 8 committee links, and updated two agency redirects. Links with remaining access problems are labeled beside the citation.
“Page missing” means the server returned 404 or 410. “Access limited” covers blocked requests, timeouts, and other retrieval failures; the page may still open in your browser. A successful response alone does not verify a biography, roster, or funding claim. Use the separately cited directory record when a legislative page is unavailable.
Download link checks and repair log ↓State and federal source register
Member and committee sources appear beside the relevant roster, biography, or initiative. The original and added state and federal sources are listed below. Access notes distinguish retrieval problems from missing substantive evidence.
- Career Ready ↗
Pearson · Undated portfolio page; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Perkins V Estimated FY2026 State Allocations Program Memorandum 26 4 ↗
U.S. Department of Education OCTAE · April 1, 2026
- Career and Technical Education Title I Basic Grants to States ↗
U.S. Department of Education · March 27, 2026
- WIOA Youth Formula Program ↗Access limited in check · details
U.S. Department of Labor · Undated program page; indexed content reviewed September 12, 2026
- State Statutory Formula Funding ↗
U.S. Department of Labor · PY2026 tables; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Final Rule to Create the Workforce Pell Grant Program ↗
U.S. Department of Education · May 18, 2026
- Availability of 85 Million Dollars for Registered Apprenticeship Expansion ↗
U.S. Department of Labor · April 13, 2026; announcement indexed; detailed retrieval limited
- Every Student Succeeds Act Public Law 114 95 Section 4107 ↗
U.S. Congress via GovInfo · December 10, 2015; statutory framework, pp. 176–177 of PDF
- 34 CFR 361 48 Scope of Vocational Rehabilitation Services ↗
U.S. Government Publishing Office GovInfo · Compiled CFR text displaying July 1, 2024 edition; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Alabama High School Graduation Requirements for Classes of 2026 and 2027 ↗
Alabama State Department of Education · March 4, 2024; applies to classes 2026 and 2027
- Perkins State Plan ↗
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development · 2020 plan; page reviewed September 12, 2026
- CTE Grants ↗Access limited in check · details
Arizona Department of Education · Undated program guidance; reviewed September 12, 2026
- CTE Grant Opportunities CTE 27 002 ↗
Arkansas Department of Education · August 6, 2026
- Career Technical Education Incentive Grant ↗
California Department of Education · 2026–27 materials; page reviewed August 11, 2026
- Career Development Incentive Program ↗
Colorado Department of Education · Repeal effective July 1, 2025; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Perkins V ↗
Connecticut State Department of Education · 2025–26 calendar and planning materials; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Delaware Pathways ↗
Delaware Pathways · Undated program site; reviewed September 12, 2026
- CAPE Secondary ↗
Florida Department of Education · 2026–27 funding list; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Rule 160 1 4 14 Career Technical and Agriculture Education Grants ↗Access limited in check · details
Georgia Secretary of State Rules and Regulations · Standing rule with older federal references; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Career and Technical Education ↗Access limited in check · details
Hawaii State Department of Education · Undated program guidance; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Idaho Career Ready Students (ICRS) ↗
Idaho Department of Education · 2026–27 micro-grant notice; retrieved September 12, 2026
- Career Technical Education ↗
Illinois State Board of Education · Mixed-year resources through 2026; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Redesigning the Indiana Diploma ↗
Indiana Department of Education · 2026 implementation materials and 2026–27 credential list
- Credentials to Careers Grant ↗
Iowa Department of Education · FY2027 program; deadline June 12, 2026
- Kansas Statute 72 3819 ↗
Kansas Legislature · 2025–26 statutory compilation; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Supplemental Career and Technical Education ↗
Kentucky Department of Education · FY2025–26 allocation materials; reviewed September 12, 2026
- MFP Career Development Fund Guidance ↗
Louisiana Department of Education · August 2024; FY2024–25
- Essential Programs and Services Funding 2026 2027 ↗
Maine Department of Education · FY2026–27; funding summary updated July 2, 2026
- Education Article Section 21 204 ↗
Maryland General Assembly · Current statutory text reviewed September 12, 2026
- FY2026 CTE Partnership Grant Fund Code 0412 ↗
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education · FY2026 grant guidance
- Career and Technical Education ↗
Michigan Department of Education · Program page reviewed September 12, 2026
- Minnesota Statutes Section 124D 4531 ↗
Minnesota Revisor of Statutes · Current statutory text reviewed September 12, 2026
- Mississippi Legislature Bill Status verification entrypoint ↗Access limited in check · details
Mississippi Legislature · 2026 legislative lead; final status unverified
- Missouri DESE verification entrypoint ↗
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education · 2025 grant lead; current details unverified
- Career and Technical Education ↗
Montana Office of Public Instruction · FY2027 and 2026 materials; reviewed September 12, 2026
- State CTE Grant ↗Access limited in check · details
Nebraska Department of Education · Mixed-year page including 2026–27 resources
- CTE Grants Administration ↗
Nevada Department of Education · Annual guidance including FY2026; reviewed September 12, 2026
- RSA Chapter 188 E Regional Career and Technical Education ↗
New Hampshire General Court · Current statutory text reviewed September 12, 2026
- AI in Career and Technical Education Grant ↗
New Jersey Department of Education · 2026 grant notice; project through March 31, 2027
- NextGen CTE ↗Access limited in check · details
New Mexico Public Education Department · 2019 pilot with 2026–27 program materials
- CTE Program Approval verification entrypoint ↗Access limited in check · details
New York State Education Department · Attempted September 12, 2026; page retrieval unsuccessful
- CTE Students Earn Record Breaking 382964 Industry Credentials in 2024 2025 ↗
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction · February 4, 2026; outcomes for 2024–25
- North Dakota CTE CareerViewXR announcement listing ↗
North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education · Announcement listed November 12, 2025; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Industry Recognized Credentials ↗
Ohio Department of Education and Workforce · Page modified August 31, 2026; FY2026 and FY2027 funding
- Oklahoma CareerTech verification entrypoint ↗
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education · Attempted September 12, 2026; funding details unresolved
- Innovation and Improvement ↗
Oregon Department of Education · 2026–27 final allocation resources
- Career and Technical Education ↗
Pennsylvania Department of Education · Current program portal reviewed September 12, 2026
- Career and Technical Education ↗
Rhode Island Department of Education · Mixed-year resources including 2026 planning
- 2026 27 Career Cluster Partnership Program ↗
South Carolina Department of Education · 2026–27 notice; deadline July 31, 2026
- Workforce Education Grant ↗
South Dakota Department of Education · 2026 round; deadline March 27, 2026
- Future Ready Tennessee Official Home Page ↗Access limited in check · details
Tennessee Department of Education · Redirect reviewed September 12, 2026
- Industry Based Certifications ↗
Texas Education Agency · 2025–2030 list updated August 2026
- CTE Funding ↗
Utah State Board of Education · FY2027 funding resources
- Career Technical Education Programs ↗
Vermont Agency of Education · Program page with 2026–27 calendar; indexed content reviewed September 12, 2026
- CTE Program Administration and Management ↗
Virginia Department of Education · 2025 entitlement update on current program page
- Graduation Pathways verification entrypoint ↗
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction · Attempted September 12, 2026; detailed retrieval unsuccessful
- Simulated Workplace Strategic Plan ↗
West Virginia Department of Education · Undated strategy; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Career and Technical Education Incentive Grants ↗
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development · Current program page and 2026–27 list
- Career and Technical Education ↗Access limited in check · details
Wyoming Department of Education · Program page reviewed September 12, 2026
- Perkins Delaware State Plan ↗
Delaware Pathways · Undated state-plan summary; retrieved September 12, 2026
- FY2027 Enhancement Grant Administrative Planning Guide, pages 5–7 ↗
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education · FY2027 guide; July 2026 hosted revision reviewed September 12, 2026
- Program Management, Accountability, & Finance ↗
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education · FY2027 notices; retrieved September 12, 2026
- 2024 Mississippi WIOA Combined Plan, printed page 32 ↗
AccelerateMS / State of Mississippi · 2024 plan; PDF content reviewed September 12, 2026
- Funding and Grants — FY27 Lottery Grants ↗
Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education · FY2027 materials; page modified July 31, 2026
- Perkins Local Application Guide, pages 7 and 17 ↗
Tennessee Department of Education · Guide with 2026 submission schedule and 2026–27 planning; reviewed September 12, 2026
- Graduation Pathway Options — CTE Sequence ↗
Washington State Board of Education · Current guidance retrieved September 12, 2026
- Vision 2027: Future Focused Facilities Project ↗
WSWHE BOCES · Undated project page; anticipated 2027 completion; retrieved September 12, 2026
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College & district partnership research
A separate September 13, 2026 baseline adds 81 named partnership/program examples across all 50 states. Counts describe a curated sample, not all agreements or colleges.
Partnership methodology, evidence dates & limitations →