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Raby, Marilyn – 1990
The California Partnership Academies Program is a highly successful school/business collaboration that allows students who are at risk of not graduating from high school to see clearly the connection between school and the workplace. The following key components are discussed: (1) an at-risk student population made up largely of the educationally…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs, High Risk Students
Download full textBrand, Betsy; Partee, Glenda; Kaufmann, Barbara; Wills, Joan – 2000
A series of five discussions with more than 50 people involved in the national school-to-work initiative created by the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (STWOA) resulted in the following conclusions (among others): (1) Problems with the concept include a negative attitude toward the phrase "school-to-work," the complicated nature…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Haley, Mary – 2001
A study assessed the characteristics and practices of employers participating in Florida school-to-work (STW) initiatives, the factors influencing their participation, and the quality and value of their partnerships with schools. Data were gathered through a statewide mail survey of a random sample of employers drawn from more than 15,000 Florida…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes, Employer Attitudes
MPR Associates, Berkeley, CA. – 2000
This paper describes the national, state, and local contexts in which California (CA) is implementing School-to-Career (STC). Section I presents an historical view of School-to-Work (STW), describing national goals of the STW Opportunities Act 1994 (STWOA), and also discusses CA's STC efforts. Section II provides contextual information about STW…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Awareness, Career Development, Education Work Relationship
Miller, Marc S.; Fleegler, Robert – 2000
Venture capital provided under the School to Work Opportunities Act 1994 (STWOA) has promoted significant state and local innovation. STWOA's 7-year lifespan assumed that states made a commitment to building sustainable systems when they applied for funds. As STWOA approaches the end of its lifespan, many states are examining and assessing their…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Planning, Decision Making
Rodriguez, Esther M.; Ruppert, Sandra S. – 1996
This report is intended to provide a framework for state-level policy and planning in relationship to postsecondary education's role in workforce development. Underlying the report is a set of principles and priorities designed to reflect and shape current policy agendas, and which will address the needs of college-bound high school graduates,…
Descriptors: Career Education, College Bound Students, Education Work Relationship, Educational Planning
Gray, Kenneth C.; Walter, Richard A. – 2001
The preservice licensure and preparation of career and technical education (CTE) teachers was examined to determine whether changes in CTE teacher licensure requirements are necessary. Two overarching missions of CTE were identified. The first was traditional/tech prep (leading to employment). The second was a more general combination of education…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis
Stickney, Eric M.; Alamprese, Judith A. – 2001
A process study was conducted between 2000-2001 in order to gauge the progress of 98 Connecticut institutions that received state school-to-career (STC) grants. Progress was measured against national averages. The following were among the findings: (1) grantees made significant progress in implementing fundamental STC components, such as career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Career Academies, Career Awareness
