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Haynes, Mariana – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2012
Literacy is one of the most critical components of academic success, but the majority of students are leaving high school without the reading and writing skills needed to succeed in college and a career. According to ACT, fewer than 40 percent of black and Latino students are ready for college-level reading when they graduate from high school.…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Language Arts, English, State Standards
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1971
This position paper outlines the essential characteristics of a reading program which will enable the schools of the state of New York to eliminate functional illiteracy among thousands of elementary and secondary students and to attain the ultimate goal of reading education: people who can and do use reading for the achievement of educational and…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Functional Literacy
Missouri State Dept. of Corrections, Jefferson City. – 1981
The 310 project is an educational research and demonstration program with learning centers located in five Missouri correctional institutions. These are the Missouri State Penitentiary, the Missouri Intermediate Reformatory, the Missouri Training Center for Men, the Central Missouri Correctional Center, and the Ozark Correctional Center. Manned by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Cooperative Programs, Correctional Education