Education, Secondary -- Law and legislation -- Connecticut; Vocational education -- Connecticut; School-to-work transition -- Connecticut
The 1990s led to efforts in southwestern Connecticut to create school-to-career programs. Programs focused on teaching students about careers and opportunities. Funded through various grants, they coincided with the School-to-Work Opportunities Act...
Vocational school students -- Connecticut; Vocational education -- Connecticut -- Examinations; Achievement tests -- Connecticut; Connecticut Academic Performance Test; National Occupational Competency Test Institute
The purpose of this study was to investigate academic underperformances in Connecticut technical high schools from 1999 to 2003. Gaps existed in students' academic performance between traditional high schools and technical high schools. This ex...