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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1991
The services provided to various demographic groups under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) were reviewed to determine the extent to which disparities occur in the services provided to women and minorities, factors within the operation of local projects that contribute to such disparities, and efforts by states and the Department of Labor to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Blacks, Federal Programs, Females
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office for Policy Analysis. – 1987
This guide is intended to identify alternatives to the traditional school or college program for earning credit or credentials at the secondary and postsecondary levels, to present the policy of the New York State Board of Regents on the award of credit or credentials for nontraditional educational experiences, and to describe the benefits of…
Descriptors: Credits, Educational Policy, Evaluation Criteria, Experiential Learning
Educational Priorities Panel, New York, NY. – 1985
This study examines the extent to which the New York City public school system enables high-risk students to gain access to the kinds of programs and services most appropriate for them. The report is limited to programs in alternative settings, including those operated by the Board of Education and those operated under private nonprofit auspices.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Tri-County High School, Clarksburg, WV. – 1986
Tri-County High School in Clarksburg, West Virginia, uses a nontraditional approach to educating actual and potential dropouts from schools in surrounding areas. The primary objective of the program is to enable students to develop adaptive behaviors and adequate skills to return to the regular classroom. The initial screening for admission into…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Curriculum, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Programs
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1997
The Ohio NEW (Nontraditional Employment for Women) Team is a collaborative team of public and private agencies that was formed in 1993 to promote nontraditional careers for women in Ohio by offering information on nontraditional career choices to all female customers served in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs with other partner…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Career Awareness, Cooperative Planning
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY. – 1988
Hispanic-American dropouts are a population seriously at risk socially and economically in the United States. A recent study by the Hispanic Policy Development Project (HPDP), "Too Late to Patch: Reconsidering Second-Chance Opportunities for Hispanic and Other Dropouts," suggests a number of programs that can benefit the 1.8 million…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Dropouts, Economic Opportunities
Trego, Nancy ReMine – 1987
Amendments to the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) require each service delivery area to develop an educational component as part of its Summer Youth Employment Program. The Summer Youth Employment Program enhances the basic educational skills of youth, encourages school completion for enrollment in supplementary or alternative school programs,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Delivery Systems, Dropouts
