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school-to-work  

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  • School-to-Work was a national effort to develop an educational system that would assist students in the transition from their local schools to the adult workforce. This effort grew out of the School-to-Work Opportunities Act (SWOA) of 1994, signed into law by President Bill Clinton in May 1994. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; School-to-Work]

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