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Parker, Emily; Sarubbi, Molly – Education Commission of the States, 2017
Many students have concerns about the affordability of college, which may interfere with their potential success. However, foster care alumni have unique needs when making the transition into postsecondary enrollment. Compared to completion rates for the general population, postsecondary education outcomes for youth with foster care experience lag…
Descriptors: Foster Care, College Students, Student Financial Aid, State Programs
Pompelia, Sarah; Macdonald, Heidi – Education Commission of the States, 2019
Change swept throughout the country with the 2018 elections, bringing 20 new governors into office. Whether returning or starting their first term, governors are taking the opportunity in their State of the State addresses to highlight achievements and outline plans for the future. Every governor who has given an address has mentioned an…
Descriptors: State Officials, Educational Finance, Labor Force Development, Teacher Effectiveness
Advance CTE: State Leaders Connecting Learning to Work, 2019
From 2016 through 2019, 10 states strengthened their career readiness systems through the New Skills for Youth initiative (NSFY), a $75 million national investment by JPMorgan Chase & Co. to enhance state efforts to increase the number of learners across the country who are prepared for success in both college and career. As part of this…
Descriptors: Career Readiness, State Programs, Vocational Education, Equal Education
Sopko, Kimberly Moherek – Project Forum, 2010
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), most recently reauthorized in 2004, requires the inclusion of transition services in an individualized education program (IEP) for students with disabilities by the time they reach their 16th birthday, or earlier if determined appropriate by the IEP team. The IEP must include "(1)…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Individualized Transition Plans, Disabilities
Rhode Island State Dept. of Education, Providence. Bureau of Technical Assistance. – 1975
Over half of the report on career education programs in Rhode Island consists of detailed reports of specific projects which provide the following information: sponsoring agency, program title, program director, project dates, grade level, number of population to be served, description of the population to be served, amount of Federal funds, and…
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education
ELSBREE, WILLARD S.; AND OTHERS – 1965
ECONOMIC, EMPLOYMENT, POPULATION, AND SCHOOL INFORMATION WAS ANALYZED AS THE BASIS FOR A PROPOSED LONG-RANGE PLAN FOR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION INTENDED TO PROVIDE FOR BOTH IMMEDIATE AND FUTURE STATEWIDE NEEDS, TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF EXISTING FACILITIES, AND TO LEND ITSELF TO RAPID IMPLEMENTATION. THE PLAN DEALS WITH SECONDARY, POST-SECONDARY, AND…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Employment Patterns