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Download full textNGA Center for Best Practices, 2012
The federal government announced in late 2011 that as an alternative to waiting for Congress to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), the U.S. Secretary of Education would consider requests from states to waive certain requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). The opportunity to request waivers…
Descriptors: High Schools, Federal Legislation, Incentives, Educational Change
Hoffman, Linda; Reindl, Travis; Bearer-Friend, Jeremy – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2011
The U.S. labor market is increasingly demanding a more educated workforce. Of the 48 million job openings projected for the next eight years, 63 percent will require some postsecondary education. For many of these job openings, workers will need at least a high school diploma but not necessarily a four-year degree. To successfully increase the…
Descriptors: Credentials, Postsecondary Education, Educational Needs, Educational Attainment
Grossman, Tabitha; Reyna, Ryan; Shipton, Stephanie – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2011
In recent years, governors, chief state school officers, business leaders, and college faculty have grown increasingly concerned that American students are not adequately prepared either for college or for the workforce. Governors and chief state school officers understood that the changing economy and persistent achievement gaps required a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts, State Standards, Academic Standards
Lamos, Erin; Simon, Martin; Waits, Mary Jo – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2010
This report presents a case study of the Automotive Manufacturing Technical Education Collaborative (AMTEC), which brings together auto manufacturers and community colleges across 12 states to identify and implement wide-ranging improvements in technical education for automotive manufacturing workers. A "Big Collaboration"--AMTEC…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Global Approach, Technical Education, Labor Force Development
NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
In the modern economy, a college degree has become the gateway to the middle class. Nearly 75 percent of future jobs will require a postsecondary degree or certificate, and many of these job openings will be in middle-skill professions that require more than a high school degree but less than a four-year college degree. Although the demand for…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Barriers, Educational Needs, Educational Planning
Princiotta, Daniel; Reyna, Ryan – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
As governors confront the worst state fiscal environment in the past 25 years, long-term prospects for strong economic growth are hampered by an immense underlying problem: the high school dropout crisis. At least one student in five drops out of school, and nearly 5 million 18- to 24-year-olds lack a high school diploma. Annually, dropouts cost…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, High Schools, Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate
