States Are Moving To Streamline Voc. Ed., Adult Programs
The federal government has strongly encouraged states to combine their vocational education programs for high school students with workforce-training programs for adults, and several are taking that advice to heart.
Such a move, largely administrative in nature, does not necessarily combine programs on a local level, but can avoid duplication of services and make it easier for states to meet accountability measures set by recent federal legislation.
Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Vermont intend to submit "unified plans" to the Department of Education in April that would combine the administration of high school vocational education with adult education and literacy, postsecondary vocational education, and workforce-investment activities. Other states, including Washington, plan to...
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