FYI
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National Dissemination Center for
Career and Technical Education
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1090

For Immediate Release

Marsha Silverberg, economist and Director of the National Assessment of 
Vocational Education (NAVE) and Michael Fong, policy and program analyst, 
Policy and Program Studies Service, U. S. Department of Education, will 
present an overview of the NAVE findings during a webcast from Washington, 
D. C., 1:00 p.m. ET, July 12, 2004. You can view the webcast from any 
computer with Internet access at 
http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/description.asp?wc=139. If you cannot view 
the webcast live, you can view the archived webcast on the National 
Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education Website at 
www.nccte.org.

Marsha Silverberg and Michael Fong will present the key findings from this 
congressionally-mandated, independent evaluation of the 1998 Perkins Act 
and of the status of vocational education across the country. The NAVE 
examined questions about the effectiveness of vocational education in 
improving student outcomes, the consequences of new funding and 
accountability provisions for programs and participants, the implementation 
and quality of vocational education, and its alignment with other reform 
efforts. The final report and results of this assessment were just 
delivered to Congress last week, and are intended to provide information 
needed for the Perkins re-authorization.

Silverberg is completing her tenure as the Director of NAVE for the U. S. 
Department of Education's Policy and Program Studies Service. She designed 
the overall NAVE research agenda, was responsible for a variety of studies 
on the implementation and effects of vocational education, and formulated 
recommendations to Congress for the current reauthorization of the Perkins 
Act. Prior to joining the Department she was a senior researcher at a major 
policy research firm, where she helped direct the National Tech-Prep 
Evaluation and the National Evaluation of School-to-Work Implementation. 
She is currently a team leader in the Department's Institute of Education 
Sciences (IES), National Center for Education Evaluation.

Fong serves as a key member of the NAVE staff. His primary role in the NAVE 
was to examine the implementation and effects of new funding and 
accountability provisions in the 1998 Perkins Act. In addition, Michael has 
responsibility for studies in a variety of other program areas such as 
secondary education and high school reform, drug and violence prevention in 
schools, and adult education. He also provides quick turnaround analyses on 
new initiatives and emerging education topics.

Viewers of the webcast can ask questions of Silverberg and Fong by signing 
up (no charge) for a WebBoard Account at www.nccte.org. The chatroom allows 
you to submit questions during their presentation. Please allow ample time 
as your account must be validated by an email confirmation. Questions can 
be pre-submitted by linking to 
http://www.nccte.org/webcasts/description.asp?wc=139#viewWebcast

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The work reported herein was supported under the National Dissemination for 
Career and Technical Education, PR/Award (No.V051A990004) and/or under the 
National Research Center PR/Award (No.V51A990006) as administered by the 
Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U. S. Department of Education. 
However the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies 
of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education or the U.S. Department of 
Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. 
The National Dissemination Center for Career and Technical Education and 
the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education are funded 
by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U. S. Department of Education.


For Additional Information Contact:
Barbara Reardon
The Ohio State University
Director of Communications
Columbus, Ohio 43210-1090
Phone: 614-292-2894
Fax: 614-688-3258
Email: reardon.30 at osu.edu
Web site: www.nccte.org