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Klein, Steven; Sheil, Amanda Richards; White, Robin; Staklis, Sandra; Alfeld, Corinne; Dailey, Caitlin Rose; Charner, Ivan; Poliakoff, Anne – RTI International, 2014
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV), signed into law on August 12, 2006, lays out the statutory requirements governing federal support for career and technical education (CTE) services offered within secondary schools and postsecondary institutions throughout the United States. Aimed at more fully developing…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Program Evaluation
Complete College America, 2014
In American higher education, it has become the accepted standard to measure graduation rates at four-year colleges on a six-year time frame. Evaluations of two-year community colleges are now based on three-year graduation rates. Metrics like these are unacceptable, especially when we consider that students and their families are trying…
Descriptors: Paying for College, College Students, College Graduates, Graduation Rate