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Whitesel, Russ – 1986
This memo is designed to assist Wisconsin's Special Committee on Employment Disincentives in reviewing the issue of adult illiteracy. Section A provides information on the extent of illiteracy in the United States. Section B discusses selected literacy programs at the federal, state, and local levels. Results are provided of a study of federal…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Federal Programs
Download full textCouncil of Chief State School Officers, Washington, DC. – 1989
Community education can be characterized as a flexible community process for addressing the community's educational needs; it is designed by local residents to meet local needs. This guide presents an overview of community education and offers some ideas for drafting and passing legislation for community education and beginning and carrying out…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Cooperation
Claus, Richard N.; Quimper, Barry E. – 1988
The Adult Basic Education (ABE) program of the Saginaw (Michigan) Public Schools achieved 8 of its 11 objectives for 1987-88. The program is designed for adults who have less than an eighth grade education, and provides basic and remedial instruction in mathematics and communication skills, as well as Michigan Life Role Competencies (MLRC),…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults
Florida State Legislature, Tallahassee. Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. – 2002
The adult general education programs administered by the Division of Workforce Development in Florida's Department of Education were subjected to a justification review. To assess the programs' performance, the number of literacy completion points (LCPs) earned by each program and system and the number of LCPs earned per enrollee were analyzed.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Learning
