More than half of 9th graders in the United States will never complete a college degree. High
schools must do more than prepare some students for college: They must prepare all …

Career and technical education represents an important and understudied educational
option for high school students. This qualitative study utilized data from one exemplary …

" As mandated by federal law, schools must assist students with disabilities in developing
appropriate goals and transition plans for life after high school. Written for teachers and …

Using a pre-post and control group design, we examined the effect of a career education
module on career development among a group of 122 community college students in …

This mixed method study examined secondary student matriculation to two selected
community colleges offering career and technical education (CTE) transition programs …

In its evolution from vocational education to career and technical education (CTE), the field
has been revisited at some critical crossroads. In recent years, the growing political and …

A quasi experimental study tested a contextual teaching and learning model for integrating
reading and mathematics competencies through 13 introductory career and technical …

As states develop accountability systems for their high school career and technical
education (CTE) programs, the number of students who earn industry-recognized …

This report presents the results of a five-year longitudinal study designed to examine the
effect of career-based comprehensive school reform on creating a successful high school …

In this essay I review an important report on school reform, published in 2007 by the
National Center on Education and the Economy, and written by a group of twenty-five …