Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez Releases Video Detailing Her Proposal to Award AP Credits for Shop Classes

<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. —</strong> Today, <a href="http://gluesenkampperez.house.gov">Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)</a>released a video recorded in Onalaska High School’s shop class that outlined her amendment to make AP credits available to students for career and technical education classes they take in high school.<br /><br />Currently no such credits are available. This can force mechanically-inclined students to decide between taking classes they’re good at and interested in, or classes that make their college applications more competitive.<br /><br /><em>“While I was able to take AP level photography and sculpture in school, there&#8217;s no equivalent available for welding or wood shop. If you&#8217;re trying to go into a college program, all these kids can&#8217;t afford to take shop class and have a competitive application,”</em> <strong>said Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez in the video.<br /><br /></strong><em>“These are as valuable and as challenging as every other academic program you can go into,” </em><strong>she continued.</strong> <em>“So, we&#8217;re excited to see this roll out.”</em></p>

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<p class="has-text-align-center"><em>Click </em><a href="https://x.com/RepMGP/status/2010836157706485953?s=20"><em>HERE</em></a><em> to watch video.</em></p>

<p>Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez’s proposal was included as part of the manager’s amendment (<a href="https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AP/AP00/20250909/118593/HMKP-119-AP00-20250909-SD003.pdf">see page 9</a>) to the <em>FY2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill</em>, which passed through committee on a bipartisan basis.&nbsp;</p>

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