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Foundation of the National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education (NSPIE)
1906 - A nationwide movement begins and culminates with the foundation of NSPIE. This effort helps encourage states to incorporate a full vocational curriculum. -
29 of the 46 states are offering vocational education in public schools.
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Prosser becomes full time secretary for NSPIE and works in capitol hill.
This begins a shift of the promotion of vocational education from the states to the federal governemnt and Congress. -
Smith-Hughes Act is passed
This act helped establish separate state boards for vocational education. Adidtionally, it called for specific skill training, focusing on entry-level skills. -
The American Vocational Association if founded.
This association acts as the nation’s principal voice for vocational education. -
The Area Redevelopment Act passes.
This act was passed to target regions of chronic unemployment by making job training more readily available. This greatly increased the number of students enrolled in vocational education classes. -
Vocational Education Act is passes.
This act helped with broadening the definition of vocational education to include voacational programs in high schools, such as business and commerce. The act also included the improvement of vocational education programs and the provision of programs and services for disadvantaged and disabled students. -
The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 are passed. Advisory boards must be created!
The Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 change the nature and purpose of vocational education. Advisory boards are now necessary to strengthen the vocational programs and to make sure studetns are learning current employment skills. -
The Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 passes.
The Perkins Act help secure the notion that vocational education programs are necessary and essential to the nation's future. The 2 goals of the act were to improve the skills of the labor force and prepare adults for job opportunities and to provide equal opportunity for adults in vocational education. -
The School-to-Work Opportunities Act (STWOA) passed.
This act was passed to address the national skills shortage. The hope of the act was to provide a model to create a highly skilled workforce through partnerships between educators and employers. There was an emphasis to prepare students' knoweldge and skills that would help them transition to the job market.
