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Direct linkSouthern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2012
Policymakers and education leaders in Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states have been working since 2002 to meet all 12 "Challenge to Lead" Goals for Education. At the same time, SREB states have had to struggle with the toughest economic challenges in decades. Even so, SREB states have succeeded in achieving many of the goals…
Descriptors: Public Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Educational Improvement
Georgia Governor's Task Force on Adult Literacy, Atlanta. – 1988
The Georgia Governor's Task Force on Adult Literacy conducted a study to determine the extent of adult illiteracy in the state, develop a program to deal with illiteracy, and make recommendations to the state for a future course of action to reduce the problem. The task force arrived at a working definition of adult literacy that included three…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Educational Finance
Download full textGeorgia State Council on Vocational Education, Atlanta. – 1995
A study analyzed and reviewed corrections education programs for adult criminal offenders in Georgia correctional institutions. The following educational services were available: literacy/remedial reading, adult basic education, General Education Development, special education, vocational and on-the-job training (OJT), and college-level programs.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions
Nurss, Joanne R. – 1992
Project CLASS, a collaborative family literacy demonstration research project designed to meet the language and literacy needs of limited English proficient families in Clayton County, Georgia, is described. Intergenerational and age-graded classes were provided for Cambodian, Laotian, Vietnamese, and Hispanic adult family members, their…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Asian Americans, Cambodians, Community Services
Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 1998
Facing rapid economic and demographic changes, Barrow County (Georgia) has committed itself to improving adult literacy. The Barrow County Adult Learning Center provides various educational services, including a GED program, adult classes in English and math, English-as-a-Second-Language classes, and a basic computer program. Local businesses,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, English (Second Language), High School Equivalency Programs
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills, 1997
This document, which was written for adult educators in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies for helping students in adult literacy, adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English-as-a-second-language programs become critical television viewers. The document begins with a discussion of why television…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Advertising
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills, 1996
This document, which was written for adult educators in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies for helping students in adult literacy, adult basic education (ABE), General Educational Development, and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) programs understand the credit traps that can hurt them. The document begins with a…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Classroom Techniques
Georgia State Univ., Atlanta. – 1978
A 1970 census revealed that approximately half of the male population in the state of Georgia, 25 years of age or older, had completed fewer than eight years of school, the minimum requirement for literacy according to the United States Office of Education. In addition to the yearly income lost by these males (which amounts to 175 million…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Literacy
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills, 1997
This document, which was written for adult educators in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies for helping students in adult literacy, adult basic education (ABE), General Educational Development, and English-as-a-second-language (ESL) programs live longer and healthier lives. The document begins with a discussion of why…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Classroom Techniques
Valentine, Tom, Ed.; Sandlin, Jenny, Ed. – Beyond Basic Skills, 1997
This document, which was written for adult educators in Georgia, offers instructional plans and practical strategies for helping students in adult literacy, adult basic education, General Educational Development, and English-as-a-second-language programs explore the world of work. The document begins with a discussion of the two major ways adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Attitude Change
