School-To-Work Center for Occupational Research and Development nonprofit public-service organization, dedicated to providing educational leadership in developing a more productive, competitive workforce ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education provides comprehensive information services in these areas: Adult and Continuing Education, Career education (childhood through adult), and Vocational and technical education including employment and training JAG (Jobs for America's Graduates) A school-to-work program implemented in hundreds of high schools around the country. JAG helps young people in these schools make the transition from high school to the work force or to college. National Center for Research in Vocational Education the nation's largest center for research and development in work-related education National Employer Leadership Council mission is to enhance the quality of the nation's workforce and to improve the productivity and competitiveness of American businesses through work-based learning opportunities for all students O*NET (Occupational Information Network) comprehensive database system for collecting, organizing, describing and disseminating data on job characteristics and worker attributes School to Careers offers the latest news in school-to-careers educational reform-- industry trends, cutting-edge products, and valuable links to related sites School to Work News the premier Newspaper for Parents, Educators and Business People Involved in Youth Development SkillsNet a listserv that has become the "research voice" for the grassroots movement to develop and deploy a National Skills Infrastructure Study of School to Work Initiatives A four-year Study of School-to- Work Transition Education Reform supported by the U.S. Department of Educations, Office of Educational Research and Improvement. The study focused on the planning, design, implementation, and impact of school-to-work transition reform initiatives. US Department of Education information about the offices and programs of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), education initiatives of the President and the Secretary, the full text of ED reports and publications, links to organizations we support, and more US Department of Labor includes protecting workers' wages, health and safety, employment and pension rights; promoting equal employment opportunity; administering job training, unemployment insurance and workers' compensation programs; strengthening free collective bargaining and collecting, analyzing and publishing labor and economic statistics USDE Office of Postsecondary Education responsible for formulating policy and directing and coordinating programs for assistance to postsecondary educational institutions and students pursuing a postsecondary education Vocational Curriculum Centers links to state and regional centers for vocational curriculum on the Web. In some cases, thecenters' catalogs are searchable online. In other cases, a paper catalog is still the most complete source of information. Still, most Web sites offer browsable lists of titles or catalogs in Adobe Acrobat format. Nearly all the following sites offer useful links to other curriculum resources on the Web.  Vocational Curriculum Areas | Careers | College Prep | School-To-Work | Lifelong Learning Index | The Arts | Early Childhood | Foreign Language | Fun Stuff | Guides and Tutorials | Health and P. E. | Holidays | Language Arts | Libraries | Magazines | Mathematics | Multi-Cultural | News, Weather, Sports | Professional | Reference | Science | Social Studies | Speech and Drama | Technology | Vocational Education | MCS Home