Perkins Bill is Approved by Congress

Autor/in	Cavanagh, Sean
Titel	Perkins Bill is Approved by Congress
Quelle	In: Education Week, 25 (2006) 44, S.1 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0277-4232
Schlagwörter	Technical Education; Graduation Rate; Federal Legislation; Vocational Education; Academic Standards; Federal Aid; Scores; Tests; Accountability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Technikunterricht; Bundesrecht; Ausbildung; Berufsbildung; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Verantwortung
Abstract	Career and technical education programs will face new pressure to show that they are academically rigorous and guiding high school students through a lineup of courses that prepares them for college or the workplace, under a bill approved by Congress. The reauthorization of the federal law known as the Perkins Act--dealing with what traditionally has been called vocational education--will not subject state and local programs to the stricter demands and penalties of the No Child Left Behind Act, however. Critics in some quarters, including the White House, have said that such programs should be held to much tougher standards than they currently face. Nevertheless, President Bush is expected to sign the legislation. The measure requires that career-oriented programs receiving federal funds report test scores and graduation rates more consistently, under the rules of the 4 1/2 year-old No Child Left Behind law. It requires that states take a more active role in spelling out specific sequences of core academic and technical classes that students should follow from grade to grade. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10