The Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, is preparing this report in response to the Skilled Iowa and Job Creation Fund for the state appropriation for Adult Basic Education and Adult Education Literacy (AEL) Programs (260C.50). This report was coordinated by the department with the assistance of…

The Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, is preparing this report in response to the Skilled Iowa and Job Creation Fund for the state appropriation for Adult Basic Education and Adult Education Literacy (AEL) Programs (260C.50). This report was coordinated by the department with the assistance of…

The Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, is preparing this report in response to the Skilled Iowa and Job Creation Fund for the state appropriation for Adult Basic Education and Adult Education Literacy (AEL) Programs (260C.50) This report was coordinated by the department with the assistance of Iowa's…

The Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, has prepared this report in response to the Skilled Iowa and Job Creation Fund legislation related to the state appropriation for Adult Basic Education and Adult Education Literacy (AEL) Programs (260C.50). This report was coordinated by the Department with the…

The Department of Education, Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, has prepared this report in response to the Skilled Iowa and Job Creation Fund legislation related to the state appropriation for Adult Basic Education and Adult Education Literacy (AEL) Programs (260C.50) This report was coordinated by the Department with the…

A study examined the costs and benefits of Indiana adult basic education (ABE). Designers of the study sought to identify those programs that are cost effective/cost efficient and to establish a viable ABE local program accountability system. Included among the major study activities were the following: formation of a steering committee, site…

This report describes 45 adult literacy education programs in New York State funded under Section 353 of the Adult Education Act. The projects are grouped in the following categories: statewide initiative grants; installation grants (GRASP--Giving Rural Adults a Study Program, external high school diploma grants, Job Club grants, adult career…

This narrative report provides descriptive information on the Louisiana adult education program. The report compares accomplishments to goals established for fiscal year 1986; defines reasons for slippage in areas in which goals have not been met; and determines on a statewide basis the average cost per student. Some of the highlights of the…

This annual report for fiscal year 1996 for the Educational Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions in Maryland provides information on the inmate population, school improvement, technology, correctional education libraries and technology, special education, and the Occupational Skills Training Center. Eleven tables reflect composite…

A study examined the role of the state in providing adult literacy services. Questionnaires were sent to state adult education directors, state library directors, and state literacy commission directors in the 50 states and five territories, with a varying rate of return approximating 75 percent. Each questionnaire sought information about…

The Task Force on Adult and Continuing Education was charged to formulate a general agreement on practices, procedures, and a proposed design of a program of education for adults in Illinois. Other responsibilities have been formulating goals usable for adult educators in creating programs, determining procedures, and choosing technologies and…

The New York State adult basic education program (funded under Title III, P.L.89-750) was studied during 1965-67 to ascertain whether the target population was being reached, compare effectiveness of different programs; estimate time expectancies needed by individuals to attain functional literacy, learn if sociological and physical variables of…

Provisions of Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Act entitled "Adult Education Act of 1966" charge the Texas Education Agency with responsibility for state administration of adult basic education programs in accordance with a plan approved by the State Board of Education and the United States Commissioner of Education. As one…

A study reviewed selected aspects of the State University of New York's (SUNY) Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) program from April 1, 1988, through January 31, 1992. Objectives were to evaluate program cost and effectiveness and level of involvement of SUNY Central Administration's Office of Special Programs and sponsoring college officials in…

The Job Connection, which meets the requirements stipulated in the Family Support Act of 1988, is structured to ensure that needy families with children obtain the education, training, and employment needed to help them avoid long-term welfare dependence. The Job Connection program is administered through Connecticut's Department of Income…