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ERIC Number: ED383876
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1994-Jun
Pages: 9
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Postsecondary Occupational Education: The Need for Funding Reform.
Ponessa, Joan M.
Public Affairs Focus, n28 Jun 1994
Lack of a comprehensive state policy on state government aid for postsecondary work force training has resulted in duplicate funding and competitive relationships between the vocational high schools and the county colleges in New Jersey. Major attempts by state government agencies and the legislature to influence the future of work force training have included a statewide study of secondary vocational education, issuance of recommendations, release of "A Unified State Plan for New Jersey's Workforce Readiness System," and the Quality Education Act, the total overhaul of funding for public schools. The level of state government funding to vocational high schools for adult students attending postsecondary programs often exceeds by four times the amount of aid that the state provides for similar and more advanced credit programs for students at county colleges. State government funding for work force training continues to escalate but has not been subjected to a thorough comprehensive review process. No agency has evaluated the merits of postsecondary courses in a county college versus those offered by a vocational school. No statewide policy has been followed in delivery of occupational education. The New Jersey legislature should revise state government funding for postsecondary education to reflect a statewide policy of consolidation of workforce training at the county level. The oversight for all postsecondary occupational programs must be reviewed. (YLB)
Publication Type: Collected Works - Serials
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Public Affairs Research Inst. of New Jersey, Inc.
Identifiers - Location: New Jersey
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