Profiles of Partnerships, Programs, and Practices To Illustrate the U.S. Employment and Training Administration's New Vision for Youth Services - In today's knowledge-intensive economy, education beyond high school is critical to economic self-sufficiency, and the U.S. Employment and Training Administration (ETA) has laid out a strategic vision to serve the vulnerable group of young people who do not complete high school. This paper offers a series of profiles developed by Jobs for the Future of on-the-ground partnerships, programs and practices that illustrate aspects of ETA's new vision for youth services. [Free registration required to access report.] (Jobs for the Future, October 2004)...
Setting High Academic Standards in Alternative Education - This Issue Brief explores many of the concerns related to introducing high academic standards in alternative education programs and presents seven recommendations for state policymakers. (NGA Center for Best Practices, December 21, 2001)...

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