Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 1 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 1 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 4 |
Descriptor
Source
| Business-Higher Education… | 1 |
| Congressional Research Service | 1 |
| National League of Cities… | 1 |
| RAND Corporation | 1 |
Author
| Daugherty, Lindsay | 1 |
| Davis, Van L. | 1 |
| Deich, Sharon | 1 |
| Edgerton, Adam K. | 1 |
| Miller, Trey | 1 |
| Padgette, Heather Clapp | 1 |
| Russell, Lane | 1 |
Publication Type
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
| Postsecondary Education | 2 |
| Elementary Secondary Education | 1 |
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Secondary Education | 1 |
| Two Year Colleges | 1 |
Audience
| Policymakers | 5 |
| Administrators | 1 |
| Students | 1 |
| Teachers | 1 |
Location
| American Samoa | 1 |
| Guam | 1 |
| Kentucky | 1 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 |
| Palau | 1 |
| Texas | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
| Virgin Islands | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Carl D Perkins Career and… | 1 |
| Carl D Perkins Vocational… | 1 |
| Carl D Perkins Vocational and… | 1 |
| Carl D Perkins Vocational and… | 1 |
| Strengthening Career and… | 1 |
| Vocational Education Act 1963 | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Download full textEdgerton, Adam K. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins Act) is the primary federal law aimed at developing and supporting career and technical education (CTE) programs for secondary and postsecondary students. In the 109th Congress, the Perkins Act was reauthorized by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Vocational Education, Secondary Education
Direct linkDaugherty, Lindsay; Davis, Van L.; Miller, Trey – RAND Corporation, 2015
Higher-education institutions in Texas are increasingly exploring innovative approaches to structuring and delivering degree programs. Several institutions have developed competency-based degree programs, which aim to offer new pathways for students to obtain postsecondary credentials and to reduce higher-education costs for students by focusing…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Educational Innovation, Higher Education, Academic Degrees
Business-Higher Education Forum (NJ1), 2010
In light of recent data showing that educational attainment rates in the United States have stagnated, the Obama administration and others have called for renewed efforts to bolster higher education outcomes. Strengthening the role of community colleges is undoubtedly an important component of any plan to dramatically increase the number of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Elementary Secondary Education, Industry, Educational Attainment
Padgette, Heather Clapp; Deich, Sharon; Russell, Lane – National League of Cities Institute for Youth, Education and Families (NJ1), 2010
When the bell rings at the end of a school day, millions of children are left to their own devices while they wait for their families to return home at the end of the work day. Findings from a study conducted by the Afterschool Alliance, "America After 3PM," show that 15.1 million children are unsupervised when the school day ends. The…
Descriptors: After School Programs, City Government, Partnerships in Education, Latchkey Children
International Labour Office, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1999
Historically, the roles of the public and private sectors in VET have been characterized by the following broad stages: (1) unstructured and unregulated VET; (2) supply-driven, state dominated VET; and (3) market-driven VET. More recently, the combined forces of globalization, technological change, and liberalization of markets have forced…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cooperative Planning, Economic Factors, Educational Administration
