It's the Law

Career and Technical Education has its roots in what was once called vocational education. Those roots run deep in federal funding and legal issues. Everything from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Act to No Child Left Behind impacts these programs. Administrators, as well as classroom teachers, need to be aware of the legal requirements from their funding sources.

FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES    GOALS 2000    SCHOOL-TO-WORK LAW    NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND    WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT

Federal Requirements and Guidelines
U.S. DOE Career and Technical Education Facts and figures, new legislation and copies of several acts that impact Career and Technical Education. Source: DOE

U.S. DOE Vocational Education Home page which links you to the major federal government programs. Source: DOE

Carl Perkins Act Text of the act. Source: DOE

Goals 2000  
Goals 2000 Legislation Several references to the text of Goals 2000 which is no longer funded. Source: DOE

School-to-Work Law
School to Work Opportunities Act of 1994 The text of the law. Source: NCREL

Study of School-to-Work Initiatives Studies of school reform. Source: DOE

Texas Toolbox: School-to-Work Initiatives Describes Texas's approach to School-to-Work Initiatives.

No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 Home site for NCLB. Source: DOE

No Child Left Behind for Parents   Summarizes the No Child Left Behind Act. It answers common questions about the law, explains what the law does for parents, and tells where to find additional resources.     

Workforce Investment Act
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Text of the act. Source: DOE

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