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Progressing Toward Universal Prekindergarten in California
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Hanna Melnick; Emma García – Learning Policy Institute, 2024
California recently committed to making prekindergarten (PreK) universal through the expansion of transitional kindergarten (TK) and other state-funded programs. Between 2021-22 and 2023-24, TK enrollment doubled, from about 75,000 to over 151,000 children. Approximately 59% of eligible 4-year-olds enrolled in TK in 2023-24. Across publicly funded…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Low Income Students, Federal Programs, Social Services
What Happened to Adult Education in the United States? EdWorkingPaper No. 24-1101
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Blake H. Heller; Kirsten Slungaard Mumma – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
In 2000, federally funded public adult education programs provided basic skills training and English language instruction to over 2.6 million students, or about 1.5% of the U.S. adult population. By 2021, enrollment had plummeted to under 900,000, or less than 0.4% of adults. What explains these declines? This policy brief describes the evolution…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Basic Skills, English Learners, Enrollment Rate
What Are the Alternatives to Financing Students in Higher Education during a Period of Retrenchment?
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Saurman, Frank S.; Riccucci, Norma M. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 1983
Cutbacks and changes in federal commitment to student financial aid programs are outlined, and examples of alternatives to traditional sources for aid funds are discussed. Examples include institutional investment policies, state programs, community-based funding, a national tax-exempt funding vehicle, and educational savings plans. (MSE)
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Enrollment Influences, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Welfare to Work. States Move Unevenly To Serve Teen Parents in JOBS. Report to the Chairman, Committee on Finance, U.S. Senate.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1993
A study reviewed how states are serving teen parents in the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training (JOBS) program. Teen parents receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) during a selected month of fiscal year 1992 were randomly sampled in 16 states. A questionnaire collected data from their JOBS and AFDC case workers. Telephone…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Education, Early Parenthood, Employment Programs
Workplace Education: Voices from the Field. Proceedings, National Workplace Literacy Program Project Directors Conference (Washington, D.C., September 1991).
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Evaluation Research, Newton Highlands, MA. – 1992
A 1991 conference provided a forum where workplace educators could analyze their experience. Participants agreed that establishing a partnership between business or labor organizations and education providers was a key step in developing an effective workplace literacy program. Participants also saw the importance of curriculum development to…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Basic Skills
The Enrollment Effects of Federal Student Aid Policies.
Carroll, Stephen J.; And Others – 1977
An empirical approach is taken to the problem of predicting effects of student financial aid programs on postsecondary enrollment rates and patterns. A model of students' enrollment decisions is developed and used to estimate the likely effects of alternative award policies for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program. The analysis…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Bound Students, College Choice, Educational Economics