10th March 2010

Archive for the 'Issues & Advocacy' Category

California’s Future Workforce: Will There Be Enough College Graduates?

Posted by Gustavo Loera on September 10 2009 Add Comments

Over the past several decades, the demand in California for college-educated workers has grown. But the supply of college graduates has not kept pace with demand, and it appears that this “workforce skills gap” will not only continue but widen. This study examines the causes, magnitude, and likely consequences of the potential mismatch between the [...]

Career/Technical Education Statistics and Data

Posted by Gustavo Loera on September 10 2009 Add Comments

A report from the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES), dedicated to Career/Technical Education Statistics and Data. This can be a valuable resource and relevant to health science programs.
Career/Technical Education Statistics and Data

New IES Report from the National Center for Education Statistics

Posted by HCRC on September 9 2009 Add Comments

The National Center for Education Statistics within the Institute of
Education Sciences has released the report “New Indicators of
Career/Technical Education Coursetaking: Class of 2005.”
This Statistics in Brief uses data from the 2005 High School Transcript
Study (HSTS) to examine the career/technical education (CTE)
coursetaking of
public high school graduates using new indicators of participation.
These
indicators examine the extent to which [...]