Student follow-up statistics must meet exacting federal standards; yet state educators and officials also wish to derive benefits from them. How should the model follow-up program be structured? Here is presented New Hampshire's solutions to this and other questions. (Author)

Follow-up of vocational students can be used not only to fulfill federal requirements but also to improve the quality of vocational programs and increase cooperation between various agencies. The authors studied over 160 follow-up systems and have included recommendations for improvement. (Author)

Findings of a follow-up study of 2,408 graduates of Baylor's High School for Health Professions (1975-89), which received 1,190 responses, were as follows: (1) 64 percent maintained career objectives in health professions; (2) gender and race/ethnicity influenced traditional career choices; and (3) financial support and counseling were not…