ERIC Number: ED020408
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1963-Jul
Pages: 27
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AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, A SUMMARY OF STATE DEVELOPMENTS.
Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Technical Education Branch.
INDICATIONS OF PROGRESS IN FISCAL 1963 WERE 71 NEW AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS OPENED, 37 UNDER CONSTRUCTION, 69 IN THE PLANNING STAGES, AND 53 PLANNING TO EXPAND THEIR OFFERINGS, AND IN MANY CASES, TO ADD NEW FACILITIES. IN ADDITION--(1) 26 STATES COMPLETED SURVEYS AND NINE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CONDUCTING STUDIES ON WHICH TO BASE PLANNING AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO MEET THE NEEDS FOR TRAINING SKILLED TECHNICIANS, (2) 24 STATES OFFERED POST-SECONDARY AND EXTENSION COURSES IN JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGES, TECHNICAL INSTITUTES, AND INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION CENTERS, AND (3) IN 20 STATES THERE WAS NEW LEGISLATION TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, TO EXPAND THE EXISTING FACILITIES, OR TO ESTABLISH SYSTEMS OF AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS. DEVELOPMENTS IN ESTABLISHING AND EXPANDING AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOLS ARE REPORTED FOR EACH STATE. (JK)
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Authoring Institution: Office of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. Technical Education Branch.
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