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Hyslop, Alisha; Hemmelman, Chris – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2012
According to the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, a "promising practice is any technique used that has a positive impact on students and has some data to support the claims made." Sources of this data range from experimental research to district- or state-level data analysis, but they must provide…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Vocational Education, Career Academies, Data Analysis
Hyslop, Alisha; Imperatore, Catherine – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2013
Education in the United States is facing a crisis of completion and performance, both at the secondary and postsecondary levels, with high dropout rates and a significant number of students ill-prepared for further education and careers. These problems are even more acute in America's urban schools. Today's CTE is on the cutting edge of…
Descriptors: Career Education, Technical Education, Urban Education, Urban Schools
Hyslop, Alisha – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2009
ACTE Issue Briefs provide background information, highlight research, profile career and technical education (CTE) programs and include examples of how CTE is tied to a broader issue of national interest. This brief, "The Role of Career Academies in Education Improvement," was released in the spring of 2009 to capitalize on education…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Federal Legislation, Career Academies, Educational Change