Research Studies provide concise, bulleted Findings, Policy Implications, and Recommendations on key issues, such as:
- High school rigor and exit exams
- Better serving English language learners
- Boosting reading and math achievement
- College entry and completion
- Reducing dropout rates and increasing graduation rates
- And many more! (Go to the database.)
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 The Progress of Education Reform addresses the hottest
education issue and provides information in a concise and easy-to-read
format based on the most recent studies and reports.
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ECS regularly issues useful compilations, summaries and/or comparisons of state policies—enacted or pending—on a wide variety of education topics, listed on the right. For a list of our most current documents, please see our What's New page.
Please use the links below to download PDFs that include all the documents for a given year.
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at 303.299.3692 or jivey@ecs.org.
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(Note: Not all topics have an ECS document associated with them. If you are looking for information on a specific topic, you can use our search function.)
Career/Technical Education
 Career/Technical Education: Not Your Father's Vocational Education - Driven by a gap between employee skills and employer needs, growth in skilled occupations requiring technical certification, and an interest in improving high school graduation rates by getting students to see the connection between acquiring skills and qualifying for high-wage jobs, Career/Technical Education (CTE)is enjoying a resurgence. Among departures from traditional vocational education are integrating CTE and academic coursework and reframing dual enrollment programs. (Jennifer Dounay Zinth, February 2013)...
The Progress of Education Reform: Career/Technical Education  PDF - This issue of the Progress of Education Reform identifies new approaches states are adopting to support career-readiness for students. (Jennifer Dounay Zinth, ECS, February 2013)...
From the ECS State Policy Database: Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....
Noteworthy State Legislation for Improving Career and Technical Education PDF - States have been working to increase the rigor and effectiveness of career and technical education to both meet the needs of their students and to address the workforce needs of the state and the nation. This StateNote, while not exhaustive, highlights efforts in the states that appear to be "ahead of the curve" in state policy approaches. (Melodye Bush, Education Commission of the States, September 2009)...
Career/Technical Education - This database provides 50-state information on numerous state policies with implications for student access to and quality of high school career/technical education programs. (Melodye Bush, Education Commission of the States, August 2008)...
High School Graduation Requirements: Career/Technical Education - This database provides 50-state information on high school graduation requirements in career/technical education and other disciplines. (Jennifer Dounay, Education Commission of the States, January 2006)...
Technical/Vocational Diploma or Endorsement - This database provides information on states that offer a technical/vocational diploma or endorsement as an alternative to the standard high school diploma. (Jennifer Dounay, Education Commission of the States, January 2006)...
From the ECS State Policy Database: Career/Technical Education - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....
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