Oscar A. Aliaga, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Lifelong Learning, at the College of Education, University of South Florida, where he also serves as the Master of Arts in Career and Technical Education program coordinator. He earned his doctoral degree at the University of Minnesota. His work experience combines research and faculty positions at the University of Minnesota, the University of Louisville, and the University of South Florida, as well as program director with Vermont’s Agency of Education. He has extensively conducted research on different aspects of policy and systems in career and technical education and its impact on students’ achievement, both at the secondary and higher education levels. His work has been published in journals and books.