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The Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) reauthorizes and updates the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV). Perkins V includes several provisions designed to ensure that career and technical education (CTE) programs meet the demands of the twenty-first-century economy.…
Descriptors: Technical Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Vocational Education
Download full textEdgerton, Adam K. – Congressional Research Service, 2022
The Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (Perkins Act) is the primary federal law aimed at developing and supporting career and technical education (CTE) programs for secondary and postsecondary students. In the 109th Congress, the Perkins Act was reauthorized by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Vocational Education, Secondary Education
New Jersey Equity Research Bulletin, 1996
During 1996, a total of 806 New Jersey single parents and displaced homemakers participated in 21 programs that were funded with Perkins Act set-aside funds and designed to provide participants with the educational services and occupational training needed to obtain high-wage, high-skill and nontraditional occupational education training. The…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Opportunities, Followup Studies
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1994
Prepared by the California State Board of Education in response to requirements of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education (VATEA) Act, this 10-chapter plan provides the basis for state operation and administration of VATEA funds for 1994-96. The first section describes state economics, demographics, employment rates,…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Grubb, W. Norton – 1992
This paper outlines the issues involved in coordination of services provided under the 1990 amendments to the Carl Perkins Act with those provided under the Adult Education Act, Job Training Partnership Act, National Apprenticeship Act, Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Wagner-Peyser Act. It presents questions that could be addressed to state and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Compliance (Legal), Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Lewis, Morgan V. – 1992
The Iowa State Plan for Vocational Education received conditional approval pending a new needs assessment that would be deemed responsive to Section 116 of the Perkins Act, which mandates needs assessment of vocational-technical (VT) programs. The U.S. Department of Education prepared instruments assessing the degree to which Iowa's VT programs…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Educational Legislation, Educational Needs
Nevada State Council on Occupational Education, Carson City. – 1994
The distribution of Perkins Act funds among eligible Nevada recipients was analyzed. The analysis established that passage of the Perkins Act did nothing to improve the ability of small rural districts to participate in the federal program and significantly restricted the amount of funds provided to those vocational programs that do not have high…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Financial Support, Position Papers, Resource Allocation
Stecher, Brian M.; And Others – 1995
A study examined implementation of the accountability and program provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 (Perkins II) in four unnamed states that were "early adopters" of the Perkins II measures and standards. In each state, staff in the state agencies administering secondary and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Career Education. – 1992
This report describes the progress Ohio made during fiscal year 1992 in achieving the objectives outlined in the State Plan for the Administration of Vocational Education in Ohio and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act. The compiled information is intended for use to determine the need for changes in state plan…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Educational Administration, Enrollment
Ogawa, Russell – 1994
Hawaii's system of vocational education (VE) for criminal offenders in its correctional system was reviewed. This report updates a prior study done in 1989 on vocational education in corrections and thus contains comparative information and recommendations based on the latest research findings. Fourteen specialists and administrators involved in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Curriculum, Educational Change
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1994
Designed to help California community colleges develop plans and applications for Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (VATEA) funds, this handbook reviews the purposes and mandates of the VATEA and provides instructions for plan development. The first section presents an overview of the Act, indicating that it…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Stanley, Patricia; And Others – 1992
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (VATEA) of 1990 modified the allocation of federal resources to support vocational education. The intent of the law was to provide support for program improvement and to ensure access for students from special populations. The California State Plan (CSP), designed to meet the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal), Educational Administration, Educational Legislation
Dillon, Brenda M.; And Others – 1993
A study examined the coordination of Minnesota vocational education and job training programs implemented with funding from the Perkins Act and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). A questionnaire regarding the coordination of job training and vocational-technical education was mailed to all of Minnesota's service delivery area (SDA) directors,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Cooperative Planning, Coordination, Educational Planning
Lankard, Bettina A. – 1992
Tech prep is an educational initiative that promotes increased cooperation between local educational agencies and postsecondary institutions. Its intent is to improve the quality of instruction and employment potential of students, particularly those enrolled in general or vocational education. Tech prep's strength lies in the partnership…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Educational Mobility, Educational Planning
Hoachlander, E. Gareth; Rahn, Mikala L. – 1992
A survey assessed states' initial efforts in the development of performance measures and standards for vocational education. All 50 states and the District of Columbia responded to the survey. Seventy-one percent were planning to develop separate systems of accountability for secondary and postsecondary vocational education. About one-half of all…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Legislation, Evaluation Criteria
