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Vo, Chuong-Dai – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
Describes the Chicago High School for the Agricultural Sciences, one of the U.S. Department of Education's 10 "New American High Schools," that graduates 93% of its students, all of whom take a rigorous college-prep curriculum tied to agricultural careers. (JOW)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Career Academies, High Schools, Urban Education
Vo, Chung-Dai – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1996
Describes the academy model--school within a school--adopted by Frederick Douglass High School in Baltimore, Maryland, which is organized around a career theme and committed to closer teacher-student relationships. Includes a list of resources on academies. (JOW)
Descriptors: Career Academies, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Models
Litvin, Margaret – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
Describes Livingston Technical Academy, a Michigan charter school run almost entirely by local businesses that trains students for manufacturing careers. Discusses the positive aspects and pitfalls of opting out of the public school system. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Academies, Charter Schools, Education Work Relationship, Manufacturing
Lozada, Marlene – Techniques: Making Education and Career Connections, 1997
At Turner Technical Arts School in Miami, one of seven academies teaches residential construction. The program has input from the building industry, integrates academic and vocational education, and provides practical work experiences. (SK)
Descriptors: Career Academies, Construction (Process), Education Work Relationship, High Schools
