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New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office for Policy Analysis. – 1986
The aging of New York State's population poses both a challenge and an opportunity for the major institutions of society. The challenge facing educators is to develop a comprehensive strategy to mobilize the capacity of the educational system to address the multiple needs of an aging population in the context of existing social and economic…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Aging (Individuals), Community Programs, Educational Gerontology
Download full textUrban Agenda Issue Brief, 2000
The Experience Corps Program, which was initiated in 1996 in New York's South Bronx, connects retirees with children in elementary schools. The Experience Corps' volunteers, who are mostly lifelong residents of the South Bronx, work a minimum of 15 hours each week throughout the school year as mentors, tutors, and special assistants. Since 1997,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Community Programs, Elementary School Students, High Risk Students
Van Horn, Barbara; Kassab, Cathy; Grinder, Elisabeth – 2002
Pennsylvania's family literacy programs were subjected to a statewide evaluation in 1999-2000. Data were collected through focus groups with parents, a survey of staff in community agencies and organizations, and analyses of program data and the findings of selected assessments administered to adults and children involved in the program.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills
