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Jean Grossman; Betsy Tessler; Keith Olejniczak; Francesca Ciaramella – MDRC, 2024
Job Corps is the largest and most comprehensive education and job training program in the United States for young people ages 16 to 24 who are not in school or working. Most students live at and take classes at its approximately 120 residential centers. To explore ways to improve student outcomes and reduce per-student costs, Job Corps pilot…
Descriptors: Job Training, Partnerships in Education, Pilot Projects, Program Effectiveness
Wyoming Department of Education, 2017
The Carl Perkins Act provides federal support for rigorous career and technical education (CTE) programs that provide students with knowledge and skills to keep the United States competitive. States are provided with funds which are in turn distributed to eligible recipients such as local educational agencies (LEAs) and postsecondary institutions.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, High Schools
Wyoming Department of Education, 2016
The Carl Perkins Act provides federal support for rigorous career and technical education (CTE) programs that provide students with knowledge and skills to keep the United States competitive. States are provided with funds which are in turn distributed to eligible recipients such as local educational agencies (LEAs) and postsecondary institutions.…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, High Schools
Wyoming Department of Education, 2014
The Carl Perkins Act provides federal support for rigorous career and technical education (CTE) programs that provide students with knowledge and skills to keep the United States competitive. States are provided with funds which are in turn distributed to eligible recipients, such as local educational agencies (LEAs) and postsecondary…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, High Schools
Wyoming Department of Education, 2011
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV) is the principal source of federal funding to states for the improvement of secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs. States are provided with funds for distribution to local educational agencies (LEAs) and postsecondary institutions for…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Technical Education
Wyoming Department of Education, 2011
The Carl Perkins Act provides federal support for rigorous career and technical education (CTE) programs that provide students with knowledge and skills to keep the United States competitive. States are provided with funds which are in turn distributed to eligible recipients, such as local educational agencies (LEAs) and postsecondary…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Secondary School Students, Vocational Education, Federal Legislation
Wyoming Community Coll. Commission, Cheyenne. – 2003
This document offers individual institution reports for partnership programs in Wyoming's seven community colleges. The colleges are: (1) Casper College; (2) Central Wyoming College; (3) Eastern Wyoming College; (4) Laramie County Community College; (5) Northwest College; (6) Sheridan College; and (7) Western Wyoming Community College. Wyoming…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Cooperative Planning
Wyoming Community Coll. Commission, Cheyenne. – 2002
This document offers individual institution reports for partnership programs in Wyoming's seven community colleges. The colleges are: (1) Casper College; (2) Central Wyoming College; (3) Eastern Wyoming College; (4) Laramie County Community College; (5) Northwest College; (6) Sheridan College; and (7) Western Wyoming Community College. Wyoming…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges, Cooperative Planning
Gillum, F. E.; Davies, Timothy Gray – 2001
This study examines the perceptions of legislators in Natrona County, Wyoming, concerning the impact community college attendance has on a student's future earning power. Eight congressmen and four senators were interviewed between November 30, 2000, and January 31, 2001. Results included: (1) nine legislators held perceptions that could be…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Impact, Economic Status, Educational Benefits
White, Marilyn R. – 1986
The VORHS Program (Vocational Opportunities for Rural Handicapped Students) was developed for a rural school district in Wyoming. It grew out of the need for a curricular system that could (1) provide the means of constructing individual courses to meet the needs of the handicapped population and also satisfy local graduation requirements; (2)…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accessibility (for Disabled), Career Education, Curriculum Development
Talagan, Dean P. – 1970
The Wyoming Comprehensive Occupational Education Program (K through community college) focuses on positive work attitudes and job-entry skills. In kindergarten through grade six, occupational attitudes are incorporated into the existing elementary school curriculum. A career-orientation program is designed for grades seven and eight that provides…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Development, Career Education
Barr, Lowell L.; Fairchild, Patricia – 1984
Designed to update an original study conducted two years ago, this study questioned businesses across Wyoming about the job skills needed by persons graduating from high school and immediately entering the work force in office occupations. A questionnaire was sent to 210 businesses across the state, with a response rate of 62 percent (137…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Clerical Occupations, Course Content, Curriculum Development