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Lakes, Richard D.; Burns, Janet Z. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Georgia's legislators have approved a plan whereby public school districts in the state could convert to charter schools to tailor programs for local educational communities. The state has authorized funds for five secondary-level charter career academies that are to be positioned regionally and partnered with a postsecondary community or…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Charter Schools, Technical Institutes, Career Academies
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Schmeling, Daniel M.; Rose, Kevin – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
Three Northeast Texas community colleges put aside service delivery areas and matters of "turf" to create Centers of Excellence that provided training throughout a nine county area. This consortium; along with 14 manufacturers, seven economic development corporations, and the regional workforce board, led the change in training a highly…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Change Agents, Technical Education, Regional Schools