The goal is to provide highly qualified teachers to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse pool of students. The question is how to do that. Although there have been a number of variations in the path to a career in teaching, only a few paths typically exist at any point in time. The traditional route finds high school graduates attending four…

The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities has undertaken a project to train disabled adults as volunteer consultants in vocational and career education. Consultants work with advisory panels mandated by legislation on such topics as individualized education programs, least restrictive environment, program options, and nonacademic…

Advances in information technology (IT) are reshaping the U.S. labor market. The demand for workers who can read and understand complex material, think analytically, and use technology efficiently will continue to increase. Congress established the 21st Century Workforce Commission to assess current and future demand for IT workers and the…