61. August Shows School to Work A FORMULA FOR FAILURE. February 11, 1997. Who could oppose something called schoolto-work (STW)? It sounds great! http://www.radioliberty.com/school.htm

School to Work: A FORMULA FOR FAILURE Prepared for the Orange County School Board Hearing Presented by Karen L. Holgate Parents National Network February 11, 1997 Who could oppose something called School-to-Work (STW)? It sounds great! It's a brilliant title - a brilliant marketing tool. The problem is not the title - the problem is the program! The question is: "What is the program?" and "Does it work?" The answer is: "Who knows." There has been no long term pilot program conducted to study whether it will accomplish its title. When you hear the enormity of its scope, you will understand that its implementation will bring disaster - not just to our children but to this country as a whole. STW calls for total restructuring and a new "governance" of unparalleled proportions and it is thundering ahead with full force. Why hasn't a long term pilot program been established to determine whether such reforms and programs are even feasible? Why haven't we learned from past mistakes? A good example of a government implemented program - because it "sounded good" is the Job Training Partnership Act. The JTPA is often cited in legislation for STW and yet, last year, the Government Accounting Office issued a report on the effects of JTPA. Called " Long-Term Earnings and Employment Outcomes ", the report says:

62. School To Work FNSBSD schoolto-work Initiative The community working together to prepare our youth for the workplace. What is school-to-work? School http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/stw/

FNSBSD School-to-Work Initiative The community working together to prepare our youth for the workplace What is School-to-Work? History of the School-to-Work Initiative in Fairbanks Frequently Asked Questions Great Teacher Resources ... (smartin@northstar.k12.ak.us) What is School-to-Work? School-to-Work is both a concept and a collection of activities in which students can participate. The philosophy behind School-to-Work, is that school should be relevant to a student's future. With that in mind, activities available to students allow them to become aware of and explore careers within the structure of their regular classes. Teachers build opportunities for students to work in teams, demonstrate responsibility for projects, and take part in active learning experiences. Students are also able to explore the world of work through work-based activities and extra-curricular experiences. The School-to-Work philosophy is NOT one that requires all students to have part-time jobs while they are in school. School-to-Work activities are tailored to meet young people where they are, and help them discover whom they wish to become. Frequently Asked Questions: What students participate in School-to-Work?

63. School To Work Skills Click here for details on Transitions!With the new 1 schoolto-work curriculum in America, The Transitions Curriculum, your students will Get a Plan, Get a http://www.stanfield.com/sch2wk.html

Employers Told Us What They Want... We Listened First Job Survival Skills Surveys show employers complain that too many young workers show up on their first job clueless about the world of real work. They lack practical social and cooperative skills, have unrealistic expectations about their rules in the workplace and do not understand that their attitude is the single most important factor in determining success or failure on the job. Click here to learn more about this video program. First Job Survival Skills I Surviving the First 90 Days Experts consider the first 90 days to be the most important period of an employee's time on the job. This volume will teach your students what the boss is looking for in a new employee and how to avoid common pitfalls. First Job Survival Skills II Character, Attitude and Moving Up In Volume II your students will learn that "it's not only what you do, but the way that you do it" that counts . . . especially with the two most important people in the workplace - the customer and the boss.

64. Links To State School-to-Work Sites Links to State schoolto-work Sites. Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; http://www.subnet.nga.org/workforcecouncilchairs/StateSchool-to-WorkSites.htm

Links to State School-to-Work Sites Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana ... Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland ... Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York, Education Dept ... North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas, Texas Workforce Commission Texas Tool Box ... Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

65. Illinois Quad City Chamber Of Commerce schoolto-work partnership. The Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce school-to-work (STW) Partnership is an alliance of educators http://www.quadcitychamber.com/schooltowork.shtml

Contributors Programs Innovative Ideas Site Based Initiative Grants ... Student Leadership Projects school-to-work partnership The Illinois Quad City Chamber of Commerce School-to-Work (STW) Partnership is an alliance of educators, business, labor, students, and parents dedicated to improving the quality and relevance of education. Founded in 1994, STW continues to develop programs that help students learn skills they will need as they enter the workforce. Three important benefits of STW help ensure a brighter future for our community and the young adults who will become the leaders of tomorrow. By participating in STW programs, students see the benefits of: Learning essential workplace skills Completing career development activities Developing and understanding of the relevance of their education. In order to facilitate these benefits, the Chamber offers a number of programs that assist educators, parents and students. We offer grants, resources, and materials to help schools, business, and labor succeed. In the Quad City Area, many innovative ideas have been developed by area businesses and educators. If you’d like to help us, help you prepare the workforce of tomorrow

66. Editorial Declaring Ohio School-to-Work - A Stupid Idea  School to Work a stupid idea. Robots, maybe. Who knows. Anyway, from what I can gather, he School to Work initiative is pretty darn stupid. http://www.fessler.com/SBE/listen.htm

'School to Work' - a stupid idea The Times Reporter Dover-New Philadelphia, Ohio Sunday, March 16, 1997 Commentary by Dick Farrell, Editor Listen up, U.S. Reps. Ney and Ralph Regula, state Sen.Greg DiDanato, and state Reps. Kerry Metzger and Jerry Krupinski. You may have read or heard something about the national initiative called "School to Work," a well-meaning idea that would, among other things, replace high school diploma with something called a "Certificate of Initial Mastery" which would be awarded to students who are deemed employable by age 16. Those who are not eligible would be turned over to something "youth centers" where the state would undertake the task of trying to make these educational misfits into something. Robots, maybe. Who knows. Anyway, from what I can gather, he "School to Work" initiative is pretty darn stupid. Count me among at least some of the people in this country who believe that traditional education is not broken, that there is no need for a national overhaul of education and that the main purpose of education ought to be something more than just job training. Anyway, this "School to Work" initiative is buried deep, or at least disguised, in legislation pending or to be pending in both Washington and Columbus. You might also want to know that Gov. George Voinovich is a proponent of such education reform (but apparently he is not in favor of funding the massive school renovations needed in this state).

67. School-to-Work The Present And Future schoolto-work The Present and the Future. There are many more. What is the most important justification for school-to-work programs for you, and why? http://www.jff.org/jff/newsroom/IOW/2001/IOW_RK_04_01.html

Educational Opportunities for Youth: Search By Topic All Youth Resources Community/Firm Links Intermediaries Project-Based Learning Sm Learning Community Small Schools Student Engagement Economic Advancement for Adults: Search By Topic All Adult Resources Advancement Community-Based Orgs Economic Development Intermediaries Retention Workforce Development School-to-Work: The Present and the Future An Interview with Richard Kazis, April 2001 The following is adapted from an interview with JFF Senior Vice President Richard Kazis, conducted in April 2001. Q. School-to-work advocates cite many benefits: increased student engagement in school, increased motivation to study, easier transitions to the working world, increased financial security for future efforts to attend college. There are many more. What is the most important justification for school-to-work programs for you, and why? Kazis: For so many high school students in this country, motivation is the biggest block to success. It is true that many young people have learning deficits that hold them back from economic and career success. But how can we hope to boost learning without a key that unlocks motivation through interaction with caring and competent adults, responsibilities that are real and are rewarded, mastery of different kinds of skills, opportunities for leadership, and demonstration of competencies not valued in traditional classrooms?

68. Funderstanding - School To Work Transition School to Work Transition Definition schoolto-work programs provide ways for students to transition successfully into the economy, either through paid http://www.funderstanding.com/school_to_work.cfm

Search School to Work Transition Definition School-to-work programs provide ways for students to transition successfully into the economy, either through paid employment with a business or self-employment. Numerous studies reveal that, upon high school graduation, many students who aren't college-bound are neither prepared for nor connected to employment opportunities. Basic Elements In general, building a school-to-work transition program entails the following three approaches: Integrate the long-separated "tracks" of academic and vocational education. From middle school on, schools should orient youth to work, help them explore different types of jobs, provide guidance about career paths, and assist them in finding work relevant to their needs and interests. Vocational education is considered too narrow and specific, outdated by modern technology, and ineffective in building language and math skills. Academic education is criticized for being too conventional, driven predominantly by standardized tests, and ineffective at motivating most students. Link schooling with the demands and realities of the workplace.

69. Schuylkill County Chamber Of Commerce : School To Work In recognition of the challenge facing America, Congress passed the 1994 schoolto-work Opportunities Act that promotes school-to-work systems that are http://www.schuylkillchamber.com/sch_work.htm

A partnership of the: Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers Association of Mid-Eastern Pennsylvania (MAMP) Schuylkill Economic Development Corp. (SEDCO) Schuylkill Intermediate Unit #29 and member school districts. INTRODUCTION Employers across America have been highly critical of our education system and its failure to adequately prepare students for the workplace. In recognition of the challenge facing America, Congress passed the 1994 School-to-Work Opportunities Act that promotes school-to-work systems that are designed to enable youth, including those planning on going to college, to identify and travel paths to more rewarding roles in the workplace. Here in Schuylkill County cooperative efforts began back in 1993 when the Schuylkill Business/Education Partnership was formed to bring business and educators together to share problems and methods of improving workplace related training, and to explore ways of cooperating to improve relationships and programs that could improve workforce effectiveness. SCHOOL-TO-WORK School-to-Work is the educational reform movement in America driven by Business and Industry to provide a highly skilled workforce for the 21st century. American Business and Industry must have the skilled workforce to compete in the global economy and our current educational system must adjust to provide these valuable human resources. School-to-Work has three components: a school-based component, a work-based component, and a connecting activities component.

70. School To Work Welcome to the Door/Kewaunee County Council for schoolto-work Transition Homepage. Partners Algoma What is school-to-work? The Mission http://www.doorcounty.org/stw/STWpage.html

Welcome to the Door/Kewaunee County Council for School-To-Work Transition Homepage Partners Algoma, Gibraltar, Kewaunee, Sevastopol, Southern Door, Sturgeon Bay, Washington Island, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College STUDENTS EDUCATORS EMPLOYERS What is School-To-Work? The Mission School-To-Work is a system in which ALL K-12 students have the opportunity to participate in instructional and practical experiences aimed at enhancing their skills for the future, preparation for lifelong learning, and career employment. School-To-Work views the entire community (parents, students, educators and businesses) as partners in providing: rigorous school-based learning, systemic career exploration, quality work-based learning and community support systems. The program includes School-based learning Work-based learning and Connecting activities School-Based Learning (top) Integrated and Applied Curriculum Advanced Placement Courses Core Academic Skills Developmental Guidance Career development activities begin no later than 7th grade Curriculum maps and career majors Work-Based Learning (top) Youth Apprenticeships Job Shadowing Skill Certified Coops School Supervised Work Experience Community Service Connecting (top) Matching Students with Employers HIRE Education Career Fair Careers 2000 Center Employment Portfolio Articulation School-To-Work Opportunties Act National School-To-Work Learning Center E-mail Karen Urban-Dickson, School-To-Work Coordinator, 229 North 14th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235 (920) 743-9173 with comments, questions or to link your homepage

71. School-to-Work Table Of Contents schoolto-work Initiatives Table of Contents. We found that so much is happening in school-to-work that it changed daily right before our eyes. http://www.nhmccd.edu/contracts/toolbox/

The Texas Toolbox School-to-Work Initiatives Table of Contents "Relate the school to life, and all studies are of necessity correlated." John Dewey, 1899 The School and Society The information presented in this WebSpace is the product of a grant that was obtained through competitive bid from the Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness as part of the Department of Labor and Department of Education joint School-to-Work Opportunities Grant and developed by North Harris Montgomery Community College District . The information gathered was converted to Hypertext for the World Wide Web by the North Harris Community College District Information Technology Department. Our efforts include the most available resources we could identify, but in no way are limited to what is included here. We found that so much is happening in School-to-Work that it changed daily right before our eyes. We make our findings available through the Internet with the hope that members or our connected community will supply new leads and information to us. Our preferable means of communication is email at

72. Parents And The School-to-Work Transition Of Special Needs Youth KS Logo, Parents and the schoolto-work Transition of Special Needs Youth. by Bettina A. Lankard; ERIC Digest 142. advertisement. Credits Source. http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content4/special.needs.trans.html

Parents and the School-to-Work Transition of Special Needs Youth by Bettina A. Lankard; ERIC Digest #142. advertisement Credits Source ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education Contents Conditions That Necessitate Transition Services Laws That Mandate Transition Assistance Parents' Desire for Involvement Multidisciplinary Teams for Transition Planning ... References Forums Learning and Other Disabilities Related Articles Parenting A Child With Special Needs: A Guide To Readings And Resources Individualized Education Programs The school-to-work transition of the nation's youth has been a major focus of vocational education efforts for the past decade. Educators help students identify their interests and abilities, engage in career education and career development activities, and develop individual education plans. Although these activities are significant, their comprehensiveness and effectiveness are limited by staff and time. "The ratio of students to counselors in public high schools is almost 300 to 1; and school guidance counselors are able to spend less than one hour of every five on career counseling" (Otto 1989, p. 161). Add to this the unique and complicated counseling needs of students with disabilities and it becomes apparent that other actors, primarily parents, must be included in the school-to-work transition of youth. Will defines transition as "an outcome-oriented process encompassing a broad array of services and experiences that lead to employment" (Friedenberg et al. 1993, p. 235). The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 1990 defines transition services as "a coordinated set of activities for a student, designed within an outcome-oriented process, which promotes movement from school to post-school activities, including postsecondary education, vocational training, integrated employment (including supported employment), continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living, or community participation" (ibid.). This ERIC DIGEST looks at the challenges of effecting successful transitions, particularly for students with disabilities, and parents' roles in the transition process.

73. Office For School To Work The Office for schoolto-work at the University of Delaware addresses two major goals The Office for school-to-work focuses on programs and services. http://www.udel.edu/dcte/schooltowork/

The Office for School-To-Work at the University of Delaware addresses two major goals: 1. Extend University collaboration with Delaware public schools. 2. Assist the Delaware Department of Education in advancing its school-to-work initiatives. The Office for School-To-Work is in the business of building bridges - between educators, their students, employers and the communities they serve. By doing so, we will expand the knowledge of teachers, counselors, and school administrators about career opportunities for their students and skills and knowledge required to enter those careers. The Office for School-To-Work focuses on programs and services. They are listed above. These programs serve thousands of young people in our schools and they require many volunteers to make them work. One program requires only one hour of volunteer time per year. Another requires 15 total hours of combined training and presentations. There is surely one that fits your interests and availability. Please take a look at the opportunities that you have to make a difference in your community. Choices Externship Explore Engineering Hire Education ... What in the World?

74. South Dakota School-to-Work Vision Statement South Dakota schoolto-work Vision Statement and Goals. school-to-work century workplace. The goals of school-to-work include To http://www.state.sd.us/dol/jtpa/vision.htm

South Dakota School-to-Work Vision Statement and Goals School-to-Work provides students with comprehensive, coordinated education and workforce preparation experiences. These experiences prepare students with knowledge and skills needed for the twenty-first century workplace. The goals of School-to-Work include: To transform classrooms and workplaces into active learning environments by making employers full partners in providing high quality, contextual learning which will motivate all youth to stay in school. Partnerships offering applied courses. Teachers teaching an integrated curriculum or project based learning. Employers providing work-site learning for students and staff. Establish academic content standards. Provide professional development. To attain high academic and occupational skills which will prepare students for a first job in a high skill, high wage career. Partnerships registering students by career clusters. Students using the career planning portfolio. Students earning career readiness certificate. Students graduating with a career major.

75. School To Work And Tech Prep FLORIDA schoolto-work INITIATIVE. LAKE AND SUMTER REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP. Email comments and suggestions to Maggie Teachout, Tech Prep/school-to-work Coordinator. http://www.lake.k12.fl.us/stw/

Home STW Info Tech Prep Lesson Plans and Activities ... Business Partners FLORIDA SCHOOL-TO-WORK INITIATIVE LAKE AND SUMTER REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP "Our Mission Is To Prepare Students For A Productive And Self-Sufficient Life" Partnership Activities Lake County Schools Sumter County Schools Lake-Sumter Community College ... Lake Technical Center Links last updated August 27, 2001 Email comments and suggestions to: Maggie Teachout, Tech Prep/School-To-Work Coordinator

76. Vermont School To Work: A One-Stop Resource For Vermont STW Activities Eight years after the 1994 School to Work Act was passed into law, STW is sustaining itself through the high school reform movement. http://www.state.vt.us/stw/

AS OF JUNE 28, 2002, THE STW WEB SITE WILL NO LONGER BE UPDATED. MATERIAL CONTAINED UNDER THE "EXEMPLARY PROGRAMS", "RESOURCES", AND "TOOLS" SECTIONS OF THE WEB SITE WILL CONTINUE TO REMAIN AVAILABLE AS IS. ADDITIONALLY, THE SEARCH FUNCTION WILL REMAIN ACTIVE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE SEARCH PROCESS WITHIN THESE THREE SECTIONS. Eight years after the 1994 School to Work Act was passed into law, STW is sustaining itself through the high school reform movement. Applied learning, integrated curriculum, career exploration, job shadowing, work-based learning, and learning through internship have increased opportunities for students and impacted their aspirations for the future. In Vermont, the tenants of STW are woven throughout the Twelve Principles recommended by Vermont's High School Task Force to guide current high school reform initiatives. Materials contained in the "Exemplary Programs", "Resources", and "Tools" sections will now be incorporated into the Web pages for High School Innovation and Renewal at http://www.vermontcareers.org/hsi/

77. This Website No Longer Exists This website no longer exists. http://www.stw.ed.gov/

78. Page Not Found Output The link http//www.mcrel.org/resources/links/stw.asp is not found. Please check your spelling, search our website or let us know what you are looking for. http://www.mcrel.org/resources/links/stw.asp

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79. School To Work: Lesson Plans And Resources For K-12 Teachers lesson plans for school to work and career education http://www.contractor.edu/

80. School To Work Lesson Plans And Resources Grade 6. Building the Interior of a House. Please email us with suggestions for this site. We re looking for good ideas! Return to School to Work Homepage. http://www.contractor.edu/lessonplans.html

Click here to find out how to win a free video for your classroom! Electronic Coloring Book Lesson Plans Grades K-1 Unit Goals Trades People Heavy Equipment Building A House Grades 2-3 Unit Goals Types of Houses Architects and Contractors House Builders Grades 4-5 Building a House Laying a Foundation Starting to Build Framing and Roofing Walls, Floors, Windows, and Doors Grade 6 Building the Interior of a House Please email us with suggestions for this site. We're looking for good ideas! Return to School to Work Homepage

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