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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

A collaborative project develops its strength from the sheer synergy of its members. In this particular project, many individuals came together to study the potential and power of All Aspects of the Industry (AAI). Most significantly, this project benefited from the great leadership of Charles Benson without whom our work would not have been possible. We miss him terribly and continue to work hard in honor of his inspiration and wisdom.

My thanks to the partnering organizations who gave willingly of their time and who energy, and who spent many long days debating ideas. In particular, I'd like to thank the trio from the Center for Law and Education--Paul Weckstein, Lauren Jacobs, and Talmira Hill--whose collective wisdom and expertise created and advanced the AAI provision; Martin Nahemow, Learning, Research and Development Corporation, who had much to teach us about assessment; Erin Flynn and Barbara Roche, Jobs for the Future, who furthered our understanding about work-based learning; and Lori Chajet and Andy Furco of the National Center for Research in Vocational Education, who helped us to broaden our ideas and see the connection to many other reformers.

I would also like to thank the educators who studied AAI with us and who generously shared their stories in these case studies. Your front-line experiences brought AAI to life:

Oakland Health and Bioscience Academy: Patricia Clark, David deLeeuw, Jennifer Yates (Merritt College), Michael Allerton (Kaiser Permanente), Patricia Bayonne-Johnson, and Marlysis Piver
South Division High School, Milwaukee: Barbara Anderson, Phil Balwinski, Sue Eskuche, and Bob Ilk (Milwaukee Area Technical College)
Rindge School of Technical Arts, Cambridge: Jim DeLena, Manuel Goncalves, Mark McDonough, and Larry Rosenstock
Pittsburgh Youth Apprenticeship Program: Diana Coumos (Peabody High School), Margaret Holder (Elizabeth Forward High School), Dave Pacolay (Peabody High School), and Jean Simcic (Schenley High School)

This project was also made possible by the generous support of the Joyce Foundation. In addition, the Center for Law and Education's VOCED project received funding from the DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, the Ford Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. We appreciated the opportunity to research and design programs around AAI and hope readers of this document benefit as much as we did from our explorations.

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