The federal government helps veterans pursue skills needed in the civilian workforce. Veterans Affairs (VA) created Veterans Employment Through Technology Education Courses (VET TEC) to support veterans who enroll in high-technology education programs through VA-approved training providers. The act includes a provision for the US Government…

Veterans are the unacknowledged permanent ambassadors of national service. How veterans are publicly portrayed directly relates to how society conceptualizes military service, including what happens to an individual during that service. In an all-volunteer force, reputation is key to the attractiveness of joining a profession that can end in death…

This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing on accountability and risk to taxpayers. The following opening statements were presented: (1) Honorable Lamar Alexander, Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; and (2) Honorable Patty Murray,…

This document records testimony from a hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education that was held to discuss strengthening career and technical education (CTE) and the need to reform, improve, and modernize current law so that more students can experience the power of this important education. By…

This document records testimony from a hearing before the Committee on Education and the Workforce that was held to discuss challenges and opportunities in higher education. The committee has worked in recent years to make changes that will strengthen America's higher education system and help ensure a college degree is accessible and affordable.…

This document records testimony from a hearing held on February 4, 2015, on the topic of "Expanding Opportunity in America's Schools and Workplaces." The hearing includes Statements of Members: (1) Honorable John Kline, Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives; and (2) Honorable Robert C.…

This document records testimony from a hearing held to examine ways to help students succeed by strengthening the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable John Kline, Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce; and (2) Honorable Robert C. Scott, Ranking Member, Committee on…

This is the fourth in a series of hearings to increase the employment participation rate for all people; for all individuals with disabilities. The focus of this hearing is on persons who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, in part because they have achieved greater success in the labor market than other groups identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as…

This paper presents the fourth Committee on Education and the Workforce hearing on the federal rules and regulations that undermine the strength of this nation's education system. Congress has purposely never defined the term "gainful employment," despite its presence in the statute for the past 50 years. It was decided that any attempt to define…

This hearing of the Committee of Health, Education, Labor and Pensions focused on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This hearing on the economic importance of having a world-class K-12 education system should remind everyone of the critical importance of this reauthorization. Well-educated Americans are the single…

Many states are currently developing high school reforms labeled "Linked Learning" (formerly known as Multiple Pathways) built on the fundamental insight that career and technical education can be academically rigorous. Linked Learning policies also allow students to gravitate to schooling themes that are personally relevant, and they…

Argues that 1994's School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) presents challenges for colleges regarding liability. Reviews legal issues related to standards for employing minors; verifying worker age; working with federal, state, and local laws; obtaining waivers of federal regulations; and protecting participants. Addresses additional challenges…

This document records the oral and written testimony given by witnesses at a Congressional hearing conducted to look at Oregon's efforts in school-business partnerships and school-to-work transition programs. Witnesses included representatives of federal and state agencies, private industries participating in the programs, and schools…

Within this document is testimony delivered by seven individuals at a Congressional hearing on what role government and education should play in revitalizing U.S. productivity. Of particular interest at the hearing was a study made by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Commission on Industrial Productivity entitled "Made in…

This document reports on and recommends for passage the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1993 (S. 1361), legislation proposed to establish a national framework within which states can create statewide School-to-Work Opportunities systems enabling youth to identify and navigate paths to productive and progressively more rewarding roles in the…