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Download full textSchnook, Friedrich P. – 1998
This case study examines the relationships of three organizations participating in the Northwest Wisconsin School-To-Work Consortium, and analyzes the consortium's development over the past 4 years. Signed into law in May 1994, the federal School-To-Work Opportunities Act marked the beginning of a new educational movement to better prepare…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedDutton, Maurice – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
Describes two pieces of national legislation to improve students' preparation for the workforce: the Tech Prep Education Act (Title IIIE of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act Amendments of 1990) and the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994. Identifies special characteristics of secondary schools that provide career paths…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Career Education, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Harmon, Hobart L. – 2000
The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 established a national framework to guide the development of statewide school-to-work (STW) opportunities systems in each state. Governors apply to the National School-to-Work Office for 5-year federal implementation grants. Early research on implementation of STW in rural areas suggests that…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Futures (of Society)
