States face transformational disruptions in education and work that have further widened skill and equity gaps. Area technical centers (ATCs) are under-utilized public educational institutions that are powerful tools in expanding equitable pathways for learners to gain postsecondary credentials that lead to meaningful careers while helping states…

An energy conservation program at a Massachusetts vocational technical high school uses a school-based time switch to program part of the heating system. In addition, some phases of the program provided practical experience for students. (MLF)

Describes similarities and differences in the granting of accreditation by the six regional accrediting associations: the New England Association, the North Central Association, the Middle States Association, the Southern Association, the Western Association and the Northwest Association. Also considers the conduct of evaluation and the selection…

Reports on a national survey on area vocational-technical schools, describing by state the students served, governance systems, sources of financial support, and needs and problems. (SK)

At Clover Park Vocational Technical Institute in Tacoma, Washington, the overriding goal is preparing students for the job market. The school has an overall placement rate of 92 percent of its graduates. (SK)

Describes the features and programs of area vocational-technical schools, one of the principal systems for delivering vocational and technical education in the United States. (SK)

This study examines the economically detrimental attitude of regionalism in a Solomon Islands secondary school and measures changes in regionalism with exposure to school experience that stressed regional integration. Significant decreases in regionalism were recorded. (Available from Plenum Publishing Corporation, 227 West 17 Street, New York, NY…

The Mount Pleasant Area Vocational School in Texas has 22 working courses, with three new programs planned for the 1979-80 school year. These programs help students fill the seven out of ten job openings in Texas that are related to vocational education programs. (Author/MLF)

Describes a solution to the problem of providing comprehensive vocational programs in small secondary rural schools. (Editor)

Concerned with those students in Connecticut who had completed eighth grate and sought to be admitted to regional vocational-technical schools, this study had as its objectives to: (1) determine the general characteristics of students being served by Regional Vocational Technical Schools in the State, and (2) determine to what extent the schools…

Darmstadt Enterprises for Career and Individual Development (DECIDE) is an educational program for both regular and special needs students providing a simulated business environment, currently in eight occupational areas. DECIDE is located in the Darmstadt Career Center and enrolls secondary students from schools in American military communities…

This innovative regional school for gifted juniors and seniors is characterized by state/private funding, a balanced student body, instruction emphasizing individual inquiry and group cooperation, enforced study hours, work and community service requirements, and professional outreach programs to other public schools. Criticisms of the school are…

McGavock, H.S. in Nashville boasts specialized curriculum programs for careers, programs relevant to socioeconomic backgrounds, and community school programs achieved through team planning, team organization and team evaluation. (AF)

Describes how an area vocational center planned and implemented a self-paced, word-processing operations program within the existing business education program. (LRA)

A study was conducted to determine if advisory councils, mandated by Public Law 94-482, are having a measurable impact on vocational education programs in South Carolina. Data received from 49 area vocational centers indicated that 2,170 persons were serving as advisory council and committee members to these centers. All reported advisory members…