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Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2013
The "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins IV)" reinforces a longstanding federal commitment to supporting career and technical education (CTE). Although federal contributions account for only a fraction of total state and local spending on CTE, federal policy has had, and continues to have, a large…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Grants
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Socias, Miguel; Chambers, Jay; Esra, Phil; Shambaugh, Larisa – Regional Educational Laboratory West, 2007
Access to important educational resources in California's middle and high schools is not equal among schools that serve different student populations. Overall, the most disadvantaged populations of middle and high school students are likely to have the least access to the resources necessary for learning. California policymakers are focusing on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, High Schools, Teacher Qualifications, Educational Resources
Danenberg, Anne; Jepsen, Christopher; Cerdan, Pedro – Public Policy Institute of California, 2002
Twenty percent of California's public-school students attend schools in the Central Valley. Many of these students are at risk of poor educational outcomes: One-quarter of the children in grades K-5 do not speak English or do not speak it well; one-half of all K-12 students participate in a subsidized lunch program. This sourcebook provides a…
Descriptors: Profiles, Educational Resources, Resource Allocation, Elementary Secondary Education