A new provision of the Perkins Act is targeted funds for special populations at a limited number of sites with greatest need for improvement and highest concentrations of special needs. These assurances encourage state and local agencies to provide special programing. (SK)

The following provisions of the 1990 amendments to the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act are described: establish a new funding authorization level; create new programs; change allocation of funds between states and localities; specify substate allocation of funds; remove most set-asides; and require performance standards and measures. This…

The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act is designed to help vocational education by channeling federal money to programs that integrate academic and vocational education, targeting money to programs that produce results, emphasizing programs serving disadvantaged people, and easing state regulatory burdens by pushing…

This document reports the committee of the conference's recommendation that the U.S. House of Representatives recede from its disagreement to the U.S. Senate amendment on the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act amendments of 1990. The first section provides materials the Senate would have inserted in the amendments. The…

Explains Section 118 of the Perkins Vocational Education Act and its implications for special populations programing: provision of information, student assurances, and participatory planning. Presents strategies for local and state educational agencies. (SK)

Provides highlights of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990. Includes information about basic state grants, tech prep, supplementary grants, consumer education, career guidance, community-based organizations, bilingual vocational education, and other programs. (JOW)

This document, which is intended for secondary and postsecondary administrators, coordinators, and others in Wisconsin who are responsible for seeking funding for tech prep projects, details 1996 project application guidelines for funding under Title III E of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990. Presented in…

This guide is intended to give vocational educators a "jump start" on their understanding of and planning for the 1990 Perkins Act. Section 1 provides a synopsis of the entire act, with a general overview of each of the major titles. Section 2 provides an analysis of each element of significant change from the 1984 act to the new act.…

The distribution of Perkins Act funds among eligible Nevada recipients was analyzed. The analysis established that passage of the Perkins Act did nothing to improve the ability of small rural districts to participate in the federal program and significantly restricted the amount of funds provided to those vocational programs that do not have high…

This report describes the progress Ohio made during fiscal year 1992 in achieving the objectives outlined in the State Plan for the Administration of Vocational Education in Ohio and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act. The compiled information is intended for use to determine the need for changes in state plan…

This document contains six papers on research about the school-to-work transition. Following an introduction (Nevzer G. Stacey), the first paper, "Determinants and Consequences of Fit between Vocational Education and Employment in Germany" (J. C. Witte, A. L. Kalleberg), concludes from a nationally representative longitudinal study of…

This document is a comprehensive report of Ohio activities related to the expenditures of federal funds under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 during the period July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995. The report contains three sections, each formatted to meet different accountability standards. Section 1…

This handbook outlines the options and requirements for federal support for tech prep in the Perkins law. It explains what educators must do and not do to assure compliance with all the law's mandates and to avoid audit exceptions. The guide also covers new tech prep provisions that were included in the Higher Education Act of 1992. Discussed in…

The Michigan Council on Vocational Education conducted a comprehensive review of all secondary-level vocational education (VE) programs for adult criminal offenders. The review focused on the programs that were delivered through the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) in fiscal years 1994 and 1995. Data were collected from the following:…

This document presents statistical data about vocational-technical education (VTE) in Ohio in 1993-94 and summarizes the mission and 1993-94 activities of the Ohio Council on Vocational Education (OCOVE). Presented first is a fact sheet on VTE in 1993-94. The next sections explain the structure and purpose of the OCOVE and summarize its…