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Illiteracy and the Scope of the Problem in This Country. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Ninety-Seventh Congress, Second Session.

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1982

This document contains a Congressional hearing on the scope of the problem of adult and juvenile illiteracy and programs that are attempting to meet the problem. Testimony includes statements, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials from individuals representing the Department of Education; National Institute of Education;…

Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs

Maryland Adult English as a Second Language Program Standards.

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Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. Adult Continuing Education Section. – 2000

This document is an official statement of the State of Maryland, outlining in detail the state's adult English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program standards. The standards are not specific instructional standards, but rather overall guidelines for identifying and improving major components of quality adult ESL programs. The document has three…

Descriptors: Adult Education, English (Second Language), Literacy Education, Program Descriptions

The Even Start Act--H.R. 2535. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session (November 20, 1985).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986

This report of a hearing presents testimony on H.R. 2535, the School Excellence and Reform Act, also cited as the "Even Start Act," a bill aiming to combine into a single educational program adult basic education for parents and school readiness training for children at risk. The specific intent of the legislation was to establish a…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adults, Early Childhood Education, Educational Innovation