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Download full textEmployment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1997
This report presents a final assessment of the early implementation of the School-to-Work (STW)/Youth Apprenticeship Demonstration programs and participants. Chapter I describes the evolution of STW policy. Chapter II discusses marketing methods, the student selection process and selection criteria, reasons for student participation, and number…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance
Medrich, Elliott; Merola, Linda; Ramer, Cathy; White, Robin – 2000
Using the Progress Measures Survey, data was collected from 770 school-to-work (STW) partnerships in 34 states that encompassed almost 36,000 secondary schools with nearly 18 million students, nearly 178,000 employers, and almost 2,600 postsecondary institutions. Substantial gains were found in provision of STW opportunities in schools and modest…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College School Cooperation, Education Work Relationship, Educational Finance
Hershey, Alan M.; Hudis, Paula; Haimson, Joshua; Silverberg, Marsha – 1997
The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 provides 5-year federal grants to help states implement school-to-work (STW) systems with broad collaboration among employers, organized labor, educators, and public agencies. All states have taken steps to create a statewide infrastructure. Local partnerships are widespread, but new and evolving.…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Career Guidance, College School Cooperation
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
