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At its March meeting in Washington, D.C., the AVA Board of Directors took several actions of great importance to AVA members. The Board approved a proposal to update the requirements for members of AVA who have retiredunder a bylaws amendment that will...

Educators aren't unanimous about much. But ask almost any elementary school teacher, counselor or principal what his or her students want to do when they grow up, and the response is immediate and completely predictable. "They all think they're going...

"We believe that we must either be in the education business or be out of business. This is the only way to create more meaningful jobs that pay higher wages. " I can still see the faces of our employees when I told them in 1987 we were replacing machine...

The challenges that we at the Boeing Company face in a global economy are, in many respects, the same challenges facing other large, high-tech manufacturing companies throughout the nation. In fact, these challenges also are similar to those facing small...

U.S. Assistant Secretary for Adult and Vocational Education Trish McNeil presented her office's 1998 budget request to the education, labor and human services subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee recently, saying she hopes to have a vocational...

The end of the school year is a time of reflection for educators-and of looking forward to more personal time during the summer. In that spirit, here are some ideas for your summer reading list. I think you'll agree that the authors have provided some...

This article discusses the results of a study entitled, "The Impact of Vocational Education Programs on Labor Market Outcomes for High School Students." New job opportunities in the New England states have resulted in fundamental change in the region's...

There's a school in Napa, California, where students e-mail assignments to their teachers and multimedia design and production classes are required for graduation. To equip this Pentium chip-laden facility cost more than $600,000money corporate sponsors...

It's no secret that many employers are dissatisfied with the Quality of the labor pool. What are the skills and abilities employers are looking for in their employees, and that they feel many of today's workers lack? How important are employability,...