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Download full textCalifornia State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1988
Information is presented on the three prepaid tuition programs and four college savings bond programs currently in operation in the United States, and the fiscal issues involved in their implementation are summarized. The three prepaid tuition programs are in Michigan, Wyoming, and Florida. The characteristics of the three programs are outlined…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Higher Education, Money Management, National Surveys
Katsinas, Stephen G. – 1994
The proposals for work force training put forth by the Clinton Administration offer unprecedented opportunities as well as risks for community colleges, particularly for community colleges in Illinois. These proposals are grounded in a world view that recognizes the need for public investment in employment and training, although this agenda for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Educational Change
Griffith, Paul T. – I.C.T.F.L. Accents, 1995
It is suggested that trends in federal and state policy formation are working against the advancement of second language education in Illinois. While the passage of the Goals 2000: Educate America Act at the federal level was a positive step, legislating that foreign language be part of the core curriculum, a subsequent state policy draft excluded…
Descriptors: Budgets, Educational Demand, Educational Policy, Educational Trends
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1991
This annual report concerning adult education and literacy in Illinois during Fiscal Year 1991 first defines the purpose of adult education, which is to provide adults having less than a high school education with continuing opportunities to function more effectively in society. A section on administration considers state, federal, public…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Cost Effectiveness
Hoegl, Juergen K. – 1984
There is growing evidence that the need for cultural understanding and foreign language competence in the United States and in Illinois is not being met. This need must be addressed through state educational reform. The deterioration in foreign language capabilities affects national security and is a direct result of declining enrollment in…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Area Studies, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Illinois State Council on Vocational Education, Springfield. – 1989
The Illinois Council on Vocational Education evaluated the adequacy and effectiveness of the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) in Illinois. Three categories of programs were offered: Title IIA Employment and Training Services to economically disadvantaged youth and adults and Older Individuals Programs; Title IIB Summer Youth programs; and Title…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Dislocated Workers, Economically Disadvantaged
1976
This report reviews activities of a research project having the following objectives: (1) to design and conduct an appraisal of apprenticeship programs in Illinois, with special emphasis on the role of vocational education in the present system; and (2) to provide recommendations and alternatives for building a policy framework to guide vocational…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Agency Role, Annotated Bibliographies, Apprenticeships
