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Stark Education Partnership, 2011
This document represents the findings of the Greater Akron and Canton Regional Chambers of Commerce under an Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Ohio Department of Development Graduate Retention Initiative (GRI) Planning Grant. The document also includes a proposal for the implementation phase of the initiative with a geographic scope…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Brain Drain, Labor Force Development, State Programs
Owens, Thomas R. – 1996
The 1995-96 evaluation of tech prep in Washington consisted of the following activities: an analysis of survey data collected from all 22 tech prep consortia in the state, case studies of 7 tech prep consortia, and an analysis of student survey data collected from more than 2,000 students in 4 high schools in the 7 consortia. The study found that…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, Consortia
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
Idaho State Div. of Vocational Education, Boise. – 1993
The progress of vocational education during the first 2 years (program years 1991-1992) of funding from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 in Idaho was assessed. Research was conducted using data from the measures and standards established by the state and from a variety of other sources including…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Correctional Education, Demonstration Programs, Early Parenthood
Hershey, Alan M.; Silverberg, Marsha K.; Owens, Tom; Hulsey, Lara K. – 1998
In accordance with a mandate included in the 1990 amendments to the Perkins Act, a national evaluation of Tech-Prep implementation was conducted. The evaluation had two main objectives: to determine how effectively Tech-Prep is being implemented and to identify useful implementation practices and challenges. Data were collected from the following…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Career Guidance, Consortia
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