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Download full textNew Leaders, 2018
In their plans to carry out the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states universally recognize what New Leaders has long known: "leadership changes everything." In fact, every single state has committed to directing some portion of its federal funding into investments in leadership--from teacher leaders to principals and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Leadership
Groves, Garrett – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2014
Governors are increasingly aware that the emerging economy will provide few well-paying jobs for workers who have not earned a postsecondary degree or a relevant workforce certificate. Fifty years ago, nearly 80 percent of all jobs required only a high school diploma or less and most paid a good wage. Fast-forward to data from 2013 and that number…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Job Training, Labor Force Development, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewedWhat Works Clearinghouse, 2008
"JOBSTART" is an alternative education and training program designed to improve the economic prospects of young, disadvantaged high school dropouts by increasing educational attainment and developing occupational skills. The program has four main components: (1) basic academic skills instruction with a focus on GED (General Educational…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, Job Training, Educational Development, Intervention
Direct linkRothwell, William J., Ed.; Gerity, Patrick E., Ed. – Community College Press (NJ3), 2008
"Linking Workforce Development to Economic Development: A Casebook for Community Colleges" is a compilation of best practice examples, which illustrate what it takes for community colleges to achieve their goal of helping people acquire education and skills, helping employers, supporting communities, and building the nation. The book is…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Economic Development, Best Practices
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) State of American Business: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Says U.S. Could Face a "Severe Worker Shortage" Unless…
Descriptors: Public Education, Labor Supply, Demand Occupations, Human Capital
ULIBARRI, HORACIO – 1968
SINCE MANY MEXICAN-AMERICANS ARE VOCATIONALLY UNTRAINED AND FUNCTIONALLY ILLITERATE, THE PROBLEMS RELATED TO THEIR EDUCATION ARE ANALYZED THROUGH EXAMINATION OF EDUCATIONAL NEEDS IN RELATION TO OCCUPATIONAL SUCCESS, CITIZENSHIP PARTICIPATION, AND PERSONALITY FACTORS. OCCUPATIONAL SUCCESS IS OFTEN PREVENTED BY A DIRECT CONFLICT BETWEEN THE MEXICAN…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Achievement, Citizen Participation, Cross Cultural Training
Hickey, Delina R. – 1986
A study examined the ways in which practitioners in four states were defining the terms coordination/cooperation/collaboration when directing the monies set aside in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) funding for use in coordination among educators and job training providers. Case studies of the use of 8 percent set-aside monies were conducted in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Planning, Coordination
