The overall goal of the Building State Capacity Summit series was to enhance successful outcomes for students leaving high school, whether it is matriculation in a postsecondary education or training program, or employment. Young adults who are deaf or hard or hearing face barriers that inhibit these successful outcomes. One way to mitigate these…

This paper, largely based on new, previously unused documents from US archives, considers the consultancy group financed by the Ford Foundation in 1960 to support the school reforms the Italian Minister of Education Giuseppe Medici was promoting. The group was headed by James Bryant Conant, and its evaluations were based on principles of…

This project is focused on the second element noted by the Australian Industry Skills Committee (AISC) to streamline the national vocational education and training (VET) system so that it can better respond to the needs of industry -- faster development of qualifications. It looks at the vocational qualification development processes in different…

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…

Middle school online academies represent a new trend in distance education. The U. S. Department of Education reported that 25% of all public school districts now utilize some form of online or distance learning options. This action research study sought to discover if the implementation of formative benchmark assessments through a professional…

The purpose of this investigation is to tell the story of how six states are developing Programs of Study (POS) as mandated by the Perkins IV federal legislation. The authors' effort focuses on how states' technical assistance systems evolved and what successes and challenges existed for states developing POS. There was no intent to compare one…

This vocational education handbook for secondary schools in Wisconsin is designed to serve as a resource for local coordinators and persons who plan and develop vocational programs for comprehensive high schools. The first of eight sections focuses on general and administrative guidelines. Among the areas included in the section are (1)…

Describes the "Virtual Cities" project, a virtual reality satellite teleconference with students age 12 to 17 from Canada, Italy, and the United States held during the International Council for Educational Media 1992 conference. A visual database overlaid with instructional gaming strategies provided students with the opportunity to…

The 1977 annual report of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education is presented in this document. Section 1 describes the Council functions. Names and addresses of council members are listed in section 2. Dates and locations of meetings held during 1977 are given in section 3. The next section summarizes council activities for 1977,…

THIS REPORT ON RECRUITMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN PUERTO RICO EXAMINES, IN PART 1, THE DIMENSIONS OF THE EXPANSION OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOME OF ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR THE CHARACTER OF THE HIGH SCHOOLS AND FOR THE PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY. PART 2 DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE PATTERN OF RECRUITMENT TO HIGHER EDUCATION AS IT EXISTED IN…

Reviews changes that have occurred since 1970 in federal- and state-funded vocational agriculture programs in the U.S. and makes enrollment projections for the 1980s. The author suggests that four concerns warrant attention in planning for the 1980s: nature of programs, clientele, source and competence of teachers, and program quality. (LRA)

Discusses the need to consider those adults in America with less than high school diplomas as a national priority. Notes statistics and information on educational finance and adult educational attainment. Suggests national objectives that focus on these individuals' unalienable rights, and provides a 1- or 5-year plan for reaching these…

The report asserts that U.S. and Wisconsin schools and workers are being used as scapegoats for the nation's and the state's social and economic problems. The propositions that U.S. students are not globally competitive and U.S. schools failures are "complete hoaxes." The report further asserts that a third big hoax being perpetrated on…

This article explores the possible language teaching situation for the generation born in 1964, with a view toward preparing for the challenges that 1984 will bring. A large percentage of the French population will find a second European language indispensable. To this end, secondary education will have to become an arena of linguistic…

The purpose of this course of study is to improve economic citizenship through the study of the business and economic environment. Topics cover a wide range and are divided into twelve major units with lesson plans for each: Unit I--Our Economic World, Unit II--Our Economic System, Unit III--Economic Risks and Insurance, Unit IV--Money Management,…