Describes the process of developing a program to certify nannies. Includes a step-by-step guide to a new program. (JOW)

The author describes how one teacher started a vocational agriculture program at a small high school and developed it into an agricultural institute featuring a money-making 11-acre farm. She discusses how he raised the necessary start-up funds and how the institute has helped unify the school. (CH)

Describes the work of the National Council for Vocational and Technical Education in Agriculture--a national partnership organized to foster creative and innovative leadership for improving and developing agricultural education as part of public education. Examines the major issues that the council is currently addressing. (CT)

Describes Idaho's comprehensive K-12 plan to develop the personal, educational, and occupatonal skills that all students need to profit from their educational experience. (JOW)

Discusses the District of Columbia's new career programs in its high schools, each in fields with projected job growth and each with corporate sponsors who participated in the program's design and curriculum development. Examines program costs, program development, design, and effectiveness. (CT)

Based on the "High Schools That Work" model, the Quad County Tech Prep Consortium in Florida has won several awards for its comprehensive tech prep program. The partnership enables technical students from four school districts to flow smoothly into an associate degree program at Indian River Community College. (JOW)

The author describes how Minnesota's 30 vocational institutes have changed their programs to meet the needs of nontraditional students. These changes have made use of expert systems software. (CH)