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 planning structures for human resource investment policies in Oregon, Massachusetts, Washington, New Jersey, Indiana, New York, and California. Chapter 3 reports on comprehensive school-to-employment programs in Oregon and Wisconsin and on planning councils in Vermont, Minnesota, and New York. Chapter 4 considers student apprenticeship in Arkansas, Oregon, and Pennsylvania; a regional effort; and planning grants. Chapter 5 describes the Indiana Tech Prep Curriculum Model and other state and local efforts. Chapter 6 cites statewide policies related to youth community service in Pennsylvania, Minnesota, and Maryland. Chapter 7 discusses business and education partnerships in Massachusetts, New York, Illinois, Georgia, and Maryland. Chapter 8 describes alternative learning centers in New Jersey, Kentucky, New York, and Minnesota and examples of an innovative use of the federal Job Corps. Chapter 9 notes postsecondary initiatives in New York, Rhode Island, Michigan, Louisiana, Maryland, Washington, and Kansas. Chapter 10 reports on creative funding mechanisms in California, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Florida. (YLB)