Career and technical education funding in Burke County will decline for the fourth consecutive year, continuing a trend district officials say could strain workforce training programs in a county where nearly a quarter of graduates enter the workforce or military directly after high school.

Career and technical education funding in Burke County will decline for the fourth consecutive year, continuing a trend district officials say could strain workforce training programs in a county where nearly a quarter of graduates enter the workforce or military directly after high school.

While school districts across the state are encouraged to follow the pillars of the SBE plan, Burke County Public Schools (BCPS) is a few years ahead, releasing its own strategic plan — All-in Promise — in 2022.

What do you want to be when you grow up? That’s a difficult question for many teens to answer, and for many adults for that matter. The Burke …