What that demographic tends to seek for its children's education — besides the universal desiderata of «a solid core curriculum... an emphasis on... STEM education, and the development in students of good study habits, strong critical thinking skills, and excellent verbal and written communication skills» — is schools that «
offer vocational classes or job - related programs.»
Not exact matches
That same year, Schroeder founded the South Buffalo Education Center, which
offers G.E.D.
classes and computer and
vocational training, helping more than 500 students receive their GEDs since 2002.
SHOP @ USC
class offers vocational training for special education students — those with significant disabilities, students on the autism spectrum, and students with moderate to severe mental retardation.
It has twice as many students and
offers a few Advanced Placement
classes as well as cosmetology, culinary arts and several other
vocational programs.
Secondary
vocational schools are public high schools that may
offer the same advantages of any traditional high school — AP
classes, the opportunity to participate in sports and other extracurricular activities.
However, some community and
vocational colleges
offer certificate or two - year degree programs that contain courses in carpentry math, construction materials, safety, and introductory
classes in framing, foundations, and more.
Vocational or technical schools and colleges
offer medical assisting
classes.
In addition to Adult Basic Education (ABE), Adult Secondary Education (ASE), and
vocational training, the NDCS
offers relationship, life skills, and parenting programs for inmates.62 Facilities in Kansas choose to
offer either the InsideOut or Active Parenting Now programs, and can combine them with Play and Learn
classes, in which inmates can apply the skills from the curricula with their children in a supervised setting.63 Washington has implemented two Parenting Sentencing Alternatives to keep nonviolent offenders with minor children out of prison: the Family and Offender Sentencing Alternative (FOSA), in which offenders» sentences are waived and they are placed under community supervision, and the Community Parenting Alternative (CPA), a partial confinement program in which offenders remain under electronic monitoring surveillance.64 These two programs are in addition to Washington's Strength in Families program, which is a parenting, relationship, and employment readiness program for soon - to - be-released prisoners.