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Download full textImel, Susan – 1991
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 represents the largest amount of federal funding ever authorized for vocational education. Effective July 1, 1991, the act enables Congress to spend up to $1.6 billion per year on state and local programs that teach the "skill competencies necessary to work in a…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Change, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1995
This document reports the oral and written testimony of witnesses who testified at oversight hearings on vocational education in the United States. The document also includes statements from other sources not present at the hearings. The testimony includes statements from U.S. Senators and Representatives, business leaders, and national and local…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Stecher, Brian M.; And Others – 1995
A study examined implementation of the accountability and program provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 (Perkins II) in four unnamed states that were "early adopters" of the Perkins II measures and standards. In each state, staff in the state agencies administering secondary and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1991
This document contains the text of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, as amended. Title I, Vocational Education Assistance to the States, has two parts: Allotment and Allocation, and STate Organizational and Planning Responsibilities. Title II, Basic State Grants for Vocational Education, contains three parts:…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Indian Relationship
Stanley, Patricia; And Others – 1992
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (VATEA) of 1990 modified the allocation of federal resources to support vocational education. The intent of the law was to provide support for program improvement and to ensure access for students from special populations. The California State Plan (CSP), designed to meet the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal), Educational Administration, Educational Legislation
American Vocational Association, Alexandria, VA. – 1996
Congress is working to complete legislation to create block grant funding for work force development. Nearly 100 vocational education, job training, adult education, and other work force education programs that previously were separately funded will compete for the reduced funding available. The Carl D. Perkins Act of 1990 and School-to-Work…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Block Grants, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance
Peterman, Dana. – 1999
This digest presents highlights from the Winter 1998 New Directions for Community Colleges volume titled "Determining the Economic Benefits of Attending Community College." The passage of the Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (VATEA) in 1990 gave incentives to states to develop accountability measures. Attempts are…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Opportunities, Educational Economics, Employment Patterns
Office of Student Financial Assistance (ED), Washington, DC. – 1992
This handbook, consisting of an introduction and ten chapters, explains the 19992-93 procedures that higher education institutions must follow in administering the federal government's Student Financial Assistance (SFA) programs. Chapter One describes the organizational structure for areas of the Department of Education directly involved in the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Eligibility, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Research. – 1994
This document contains six papers on research about the school-to-work transition. Following an introduction (Nevzer G. Stacey), the first paper, "Determinants and Consequences of Fit between Vocational Education and Employment in Germany" (J. C. Witte, A. L. Kalleberg), concludes from a nationally representative longitudinal study of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1995
This document is a comprehensive report of Ohio activities related to the expenditures of federal funds under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 during the period July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995. The report contains three sections, each formatted to meet different accountability standards. Section 1…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Compliance (Legal), Disadvantaged Youth
National Association of State Directors of Vocational Technical Education Consortium. – 1997
The National Association of State Directors of Vocational Technical Education Consortium (NASDVTEC) supports enactment of legislation that is dedicated solely to vocational-technical education (VTE). NASDVTEC urges the 105th Congress to build on the existing foundation of a strong state role in VTE by drafting legislation that achieves the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Education Work Relationship, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1997
This congressional report presents and examines the Carl D. Perkins Vocational-Technical Education Act Amendments of 1997. The following items are included: text of the amendments; summary of three hearings held in preparation for amending the Perkins Act; statement of views of the Committee on Education and the Workforce regarding needed changes…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Cost Estimates, Education Work Relationship
Grubb, W. Norton – 1991
Federal and state policy makers face 11 issues in implementing the Carl Perkins Vocational Education Amendments of 1990. A preliminary issue is whether federal policy makers or the states should establish further definitions of and restrictions on what constitutes tech prep (articulated secondary-postsecondary technical preparation programs).…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Cooperative Planning
