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ETA Press Release: THE U.S. DEPARTMENTS OF EDUCATION AND LABOR ANNOUNCE THE SCHOOL-TO-WORK WORLD-WIDE WEB SITE [02/16/1996]

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The U.S. departments of labor and education today announced a school-to-work world wide web site on the Internet at http://www.stw.ed.gov . It will connect school-to-work (STW) state and local grantees, employers, schools, labor groups, parents, students, and the general public as they work together to develop and implement school-to-work systems across the nation. The site offers Internet users direct access to school-to-work publications, fact sheets, resource material, media announcements, and to information on the most effective school-to-work practices across the country.

The new school-to-work online service includes:

• current news and announcements about school-to-work
• school-to-work related articles and publications
• access to other school-to-work related Internet sites
• information on federally approved STW technical assistance service providers
• a chat room for people interested in STW

The school-to-work Internet gateway to the world-wide web is a product of the Labor and Education National School-to-Work Office's Learning & Information Center. The Learning Center is the national hub for communicating information about school-to-work opportunities across the country. It also provides technical assistance and uses the latest information technology to help increase the capacity of school-to-work systems and professionals.

The national School-to-Work Opportunities Act, signed into law by President Clinton on May 4, 1994, is a jointly administered initiative of the departments of education and labor. It provides venture capital to states and local partnerships to design systems that help young people make the transition from school to careers and lifelong learning. The school-to-work initiative does not establish a new program; rather, it builds on existing models and efforts -- such as career academies, youth apprenticeship, tech prep, and cooperative education-- to create a network of state and local systems to better prepare all students for college and career options.

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