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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FINAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
U.S. Department of Education
Office of the Under Secretary
Policy and Program Studies Service
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FINAL REPORT TO CONGRESS
2004
Marsha Silverberg
Elizabeth Warner
Michael Fong
David Goodwin
Prepared by:
U.S. Department of Education
Office of the Under Secretary
Policy and Program Studies Service
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U.S. Department of Education
Rod Paige
Secretary
Policy and Program Studies Service
Alan Ginsburg
Director
Program and Analytic Studies Division
David Goodwin
Director
June 2004
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| Contents |
Contents
Page
List of Tables............................................................................................................. v
List of Figures ........................................................................................................... xii
Acknowledgments.................................................................................................... xv
Executive Summary................................................................................................. xvii
Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................................... 1
A. 1998 Perkins Act.................................................................................. 2
B. Context for Evaluating Federal Support for Vocational Education..... 7
C. National Assessment of Vocational Education.................................... 13
D. Overview of this Final Report to Congress.......................................... 16
Chapter 2 Secondary Vocational Education......................................................... 17
A. Organization of Vocational Education at the Secondary Level .......... 20
B. Access and Participation...................................................................... 24
C. Implementation: Program Quality and Improvement Efforts............ 48
D. Coordination with Other Reforms...................................................... 86
E. Outcomes and Effects.......................................................................... 91
Chapter 3 Postsecondary Vocational Education................................................... 115
A. Organization of Vocational Education at the Postsecondary Level.... 118
B. Access and Participation...................................................................... 122
C. Implementation: Program Quality and Improvement Efforts............ 139
D. Coordination with Workforce Investment Act ................................... 148
E. Outcomes and Effects.......................................................................... 155
Chapter 4 Tech-Prep Education............................................................................. 171
A. Organization of Tech-Prep................................................................... 173
B. Access and Participation...................................................................... 175
C. Implementation................................................................................... 183
D. Outcomes and Effects.......................................................................... 193
Chapter 5 Program Management: Funding and Accountability......................... 197
A. Overview of Perkins Funding and Accountability Provisions............. 200
B. Perkins State Grant Funding at the Secondary Level.......................... 208
C. Perkins State Grant Funding at the Postsecondary Level.................... 226
D. Perkins Tech-Prep Grant Funding........................................................ 235
E. Perkins Accountability Systems and Their Implementation............... 241
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