School districts are offering more Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses and work-based learning experiences as an increasing number of students and their parents question the return on investment from a traditional, four-year college education. And even students who are planning to attend college are participating in CTE classes with the goal of becoming well-educated and highly skilled, which they believe will help them rise quickly in the working world. One way to rise quickly, experts say, is to develop the skills necessary to apply AI tools in the workplace. This special report—which features exclusive survey data of educators from the EdWeek Research Center—examines how school districts are updating their CTE programs to prepare students for jobs and careers that now or will require skilled use of AI technologies. It also looks at how educators are capitalizing on the fast-evolving technology’s power to engage students and deliver content in different ways.