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NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FINAL REPORT TO CONGRESS U.S. Department of Education Office of the Under Secretary Policy and Program Studies Service NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FINAL REPORT TO CONGRESS 2004 Marsha Silverberg Elizabeth Warner Michael Fong David Goodwin Prepared by: U.S. Department of Education Office of the Under Secretary Policy and Program Studies Service NAVE: Final Report to Congress i U.S. Department of Education Rod Paige Secretary Policy and Program Studies Service Alan Ginsburg Director Program and Analytic Studies Division David Goodwin Director June 2004 This report is in the public domain. Authorization to reproduce it in whole or in part is grant- ed. While permission to reprint this publication is not necessary, the citation should be: U.S. Department of Education, Office of the Under Secretary, Policy and Program Studies Service, National Assessment of Vocational Education: Final Report to Congress, Washington, D.C., 2004. 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For more information, please contact the Department’s Alternate Format Center (202) 260-9895 or (202) 205-8113. | Contents | Contents Page List of Tables............................................................................................................. v List of Figures ........................................................................................................... xii Acknowledgments.................................................................................................... xv Executive Summary................................................................................................. xvii Chapter 1 Introduction.......................................................................................... 1 A. 1998 Perkins Act.................................................................................. 2 B. Context for Evaluating Federal Support for Vocational Education..... 7 C. National Assessment of Vocational Education.................................... 13 D. Overview of this Final Report to Congress.......................................... 16 Chapter 2 Secondary Vocational Education......................................................... 17 A. Organization of Vocational Education at the Secondary Level .......... 20 B. Access and Participation...................................................................... 24 C. Implementation: Program Quality and Improvement Efforts............ 48 D. Coordination with Other Reforms...................................................... 86 E. Outcomes and Effects.......................................................................... 91 Chapter 3 Postsecondary Vocational Education................................................... 115 A. Organization of Vocational Education at the Postsecondary Level.... 118 B. Access and Participation...................................................................... 122 C. Implementation: Program Quality and Improvement Efforts............ 139 D. Coordination with Workforce Investment Act ................................... 148 E. Outcomes and Effects.......................................................................... 155 Chapter 4 Tech-Prep Education............................................................................. 171 A. Organization of Tech-Prep................................................................... 173 B. Access and Participation...................................................................... 175 C. Implementation................................................................................... 183 D. Outcomes and Effects.......................................................................... 193 Chapter 5 Program Management: Funding and Accountability......................... 197 A. Overview of Perkins Funding and Accountability Provisions............. 200 B. Perkins State Grant Funding at the Secondary Level.......................... 208 C. Perkins State Grant Funding at the Postsecondary Level.................... 226 D. Perkins Tech-Prep Grant Funding........................................................ 235 E. Perkins Accountability Systems and Their Implementation............... 241 NAVE: Final Report to Congress iii
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