Sclafani to Step Down as Education Dept.’s Vocational Education Chief

Susan K. Sclafani, the director of the U.S. Department of Education’s vocational education program, who won the respect of many career-oriented school officials despite pressing them to improve their academic programs, announced her resignation Aug. 24.

In an e-mail message to members of her staff, Ms. Sclafani, 60, said her resignation would take effect Sept. 6. While she declined to specify her future plans, the administrator suggested she would focus on making academic improvements...