This report identifies promising and innovative responses to employment-related education reform. Chapter 1 is an overview of the challenge of building a world-class work force. Chapters 2-10 present 50 examples of policy initiatives in digest form, organized into nine themes; each digest provides the name of a contact. Chapter 2 discusses new…

A project was undertaken to redefine the role of vocational, technical, and adult education (VTAE) in economic development in Wisconsin. Included among the objectives of the project were the following: to produce a statewide plan for economic development identifying new linkages among business, industry, labor, and the VTAE system; to develop…

This catalog, the sixth in a series of annual listings of special adult education projects, is designed to keep practitioners in the field of adult education informed about projects funded by states under section 310 of the Adult Education Act. Included in the catalog are descriptions of a total of 243 projects focusing on the following program…

This monograph outlines the "Long-Range Plan" for Texas public schools, which was implemented by the state board of education in compliance with legislative mandate. The plan, to be reevaluated and updated each biennium, originated from the perceived needs of a diverse and changing demography. The report presents listings of state board…

The first section of this volume, designated "the state of the art 1987," contains four papers addressing issues of continuing importance to those who work with developmentally handicapped children: (1) "Passive Exposure to Cigarette Smoke Adversely Affects the Health of Fetuses and Infants" (James E. Haddow and Paula K.…

A number of publicly available documents were examined to provide an overview of the operations of secondary vocational education in South Carolina and to assess the outcomes of the system. The focus of the analysis was on the extent to which the state's vocational education system is relevant to the needs of South Carolina's economic development…

This publication contains abstracts of research projects in vocational education conducted in Pennsylvania. The directory also lists the research, exemplary, and curriculum activities which were conducted during the 1979-80 fiscal year. All projects listed were supported with federal vocational funds under Public Law 94-482. Information contained…

The Wisconsin Career Information System (WCIS) is a joint effort by several state agencies, institutions, and interested individuals to develop and disseminate accurate, current, and locally relevant occupational information to assist persons making vocational choices. One of eight state-wide occupational information systems funded by the U.S.…

This document consists of two publications: the five-year state plan for career education in Kansas and a handbook providing guidelines for program development at the local school level. The plan includes the following information: (1) the results of a two-year needs assessment survey; (2) its two goals: first, to increase awareness of the…

Designed to eliminate sex bias in occupational education, a strategic model for change in the educational system and an inservice program to implement the model were developed by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Over 1700 teachers, representing 74 of North Carolina's 148 local education agencies, participated in the inservice…

The issue of unspent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds has become increasingly important with the progression of welfare reform. Some support reserving the funds for an eventual economic downturn, whereas others urge investing the funds in services for hard-to-serve welfare recipients and broader low-income participation. States…

This booklet contains profiles of nine outstanding adult learners from eight Pennsylvania counties who have been recognized for their educational achievements and for acknowledging the power of education in their lives and overcoming great personal difficulties to improve and enhance the quality of their lives and those of their families and…

Since 1976, the Correctional Clearinghouse (CCH), which is a unit of the Washington State Employment Security Department, has been committed to preparing offenders for the workplace and finding employment. The CCH's principal service delivery strategies are as follows: (1) providing direct services (teaching job readiness courses in prisons and…

During the 1980-81 school year, enrollments in vocational education programs totaled nearly 16.9 million and federal, state, and local capital outlays for vocational education increased by approximately $470 million from 1979-80 to an all-time high of $7.3 billion. Vocational education also served significantly increased numbers of handicapped,…

If early childhood systems are to be effective at the population level then they must be able to provide family-centered care to all the racial, ethnic and cultural groups that they serve. Despite major policy driven and technological advances in healthcare, health disparities across different races and ethnicities persist. For example, the infant…