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Download full textLeah Katherine Saal; Melissa Gholson; Krisanna Machtmes; Ryan Machtmes – Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, 2018
While many U.S. adult education programs and policies (including the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)) focus on low literacy skill as a barrier to employment, this study recognizes the role of increasing numeracy skill as critical in reducing the probability of unemployment. This study used a series of regression analyses to examine…
Descriptors: Adults, Labor Force Development, Federal Legislation, Labor Legislation
