This document records testimony from a hearing held to examine the critical role of career and technical education programs in preparing the nation's students for success in college and career. Many of these programs are funded under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006. Member statements were provided by: (1)…

This document records testimony from a hearing held to examine ways to help students succeed by strengthening the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act. Member statements were presented by: (1) Honorable John Kline, Chairman, Committee on Education and the Workforce; and (2) Honorable Robert C. Scott, Ranking Member, Committee on…

Many states are currently developing high school reforms labeled "Linked Learning" (formerly known as Multiple Pathways) built on the fundamental insight that career and technical education can be academically rigorous. Linked Learning policies also allow students to gravitate to schooling themes that are personally relevant, and they…

This paper discusses the legal implications inherent in the competency or proficiency testing issue. Competency testing is designed to respond to the public demand for accountability by placing responsibility on the educational organization, versus the learner, to assure that students no longer leave high school functionally illiterate. Following…

Discusses court cases relating to teachers' dress and grooming in the classroom. Focuses on the question of individual rights v societal rights. (Author/LD)

This document is a bill (H.R. 3254) written by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation. It contains the following sections: (1) National Science Foundation Authorization; (2) General Provisions; (3) Academic Research Facilities…

This handbook consists of standards and assessment forms for use in evaluating technology education programs. The standards were developed by the United States Office of Education through a contract with the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. The standards are divided under 10 topic headings: philosophy, instructional program, student population…

The legality of warrantless searches of students depends on the kind of search that takes place and what happens to any evidence obtained during the search. (Author/IRT)

The purpose of this study was to develop standards that operationally defined a philosophy of distributive education at the secondary school level. It involved a variation of the Delphi technique which sought to validate standards initially devised by the researchers. Materials were distributed to a panel of experts representing various components…

This working paper presents specifications for materials developed between 1978 and 1981 as a part of the Wisconsin Program for the Renewal and Improvement of Secondary Education. Part 1 includes the technical and substantive specifications for audiovisual materials of two types: (1) filmstrips and accompanying cassettes, and (2) supplementary…

This paper discusses how contemporary community standards influence court decisions regarding First Amendment rights of free speech. It briefly reviews controls of free speech, the problem of language use, free speech as it affects orderly conduct, and disciplinary procedures. (Author/LD)

A recent Florida court decision provides an example of a textbook case of an unconstitutionl student search. The key distinction from the "New Jersey vs. TLO" case (a student search found to be constitutional) is that the teacher who searched the students had no reasonable cause. (MD)

Discusses events in a legal dispute sparked by an order of the Board of Education in the Island Trees School District, New York, to remove certain books from high school and junior high school libraries. Opinions of justices of the Supreme Court are noted. (EJS)

Discusses basis for Kentucky appellate court decision that state's no-pass, no-drive statute did not violate due-process and equal-protection clauses of the Kentucky and federal constitutions, but did violate the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, but nevertheless did not invalidate the statute. Explains why the decision is…

This document reports on Congressional hearings on issues relating to the 1989 youth services bill to create a nationwide Youth Service Corps. The hearings focused on the successes of local youth programs. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from the mayors of San Francisco and Los Angeles,…