This report grew out of concerns about the future of the many promising initiatives, partnerships, and reforms supported by the School to Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (STWOA) and the need to maintain the momentum of this investment after the Federal legislation ends on October 1, 2001. STWOA is a systems-building strategy designed to support and extend State and local education reform as well as workforce and economic development efforts. Other than STWOA, there are few mechanisms to support comprehensive and coordinated opportunities for youth that span schools, workplaces, and post-secondary institutions. What is missing is a strategy that considers a number of Federal funding streams and national initiatives and that provides guidance to States and localities in supporting school-to-work programming for young people. The report suggests strategies that involve local institutions; State governors, legislatures, and boards of education; the U.S. Department of Education; the U.S. Department of Labor; the National Skill Standards Board; national and regional organizations; and employer associations. Notes, tables, bibliography