This is a report of a hearing on December 10, 1981, before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, regarding reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. It focuses on the vocational education data system known as VEDS. Testimony includes…

Proposed Senate Bill 367, the Nontraditional Employment for Women Act, contains provisions to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to encourage a broader range of training and job placement for women. The two major components of the bill are: (1) planning and reporting requirements; and (2) a 4-year demonstration program to foster the…

This publication presents two hearings on how to establish and maintain a streamlined, top quality, and efficient system of work force preparation in the United States and the role of the federal government in developing such a system. Testimony consists of statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from individuals…

This three-year state plan for vocational education in North Carolina for fiscal years 1986, 1987, and 1988 begins with the certifications of the plan. The next section deals with such concerns as compliance, fund distribution, provisions, program evaluation, funding of programs, needs assessment, expenditures, and programs to serve the…

The plan presents information relating to persons with developmental disabilities and other substantial handicaps in Alaska. A joint effort by state planning and service providing agencies, the plan was developed with input from consumers as well as providers. An introduction to the document is followed by an overview of the state and the…

This report submitted to the Congress from the Committee on Human Resources contains the Career Education Incentive Act, a bill which provides federal financial incentives to states to develop, implement, and strengthen career education programs. A summary of the bill follows a chronological review of the legislation's consideration in Congress.…

This document contains testimony from two Senate hearings on the Reemployment and Training Act of 1994 by U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert B. Reich and other witnesses concerning the Act and the need for changes in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, which requires employers to notify employees of impending layoffs.…

This report documents a hearing to amend the Vocational Education Act of 1963 to make incentive grants to the states for electronic and computer technician vocational education programs. The discucssion focused on the Electronic and Computer Technician Education Incentive Grants Act. Testimony included prepared statements, letters, and…

This report of a hearing on educational benefits for veterans and members of the armed forces focuses on four proposals to establish a new educational assistance program for veterans and members of the armed forces and presents a review of the Veterans Educational Assistance Program (VEAP). Testimony includes statements from members of the U.S.…

The review of states' and local districts' progress in implementing the Education Amendments of 1976 regarding vocational education was the purpose of the Oversight Hearing on Vocational Education before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education. Prepared statements and testimony were given by various persons, including…

This report extends the results of an earlier study on the use of performance measures and standards to suggest principles for designing outcome-based program improvement systems. It examines the implications of that research for enhancing accountability in future federal work force preparation legislation. It also illustrates specifically how the…

This report describes the Colorado Alternative Teacher Program, mandated by the state, that enables individuals with bachelor's degrees to enter approved alternative teacher certification programs developed by school districts, boards of cooperative services, independent schools, and institutions of higher education. The Colorado Department of…

This publication provides the General Requirements and Minimum Standards developed by the National Court Reporters Association's Council on Approved Student Education (CASE). They are the same for all court reporter education programs, whether an institution is applying for approval for the first time or for a new grant of approval. The first…

This second-year project report describes the current status and future planned development of the Florida Information Resource Network (FIRN), an evolving statewide system which will make possible the electronic movement of educational data between Florida's public schools, school districts, colleges, universities, the Department of Education…

The discussion in this hearing, centering on extension of the appropriations under the Vocational Education Act of 1963, focuses on the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee and the State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials…