This book profiles the achievements and best practices of 10 outstanding adult education and literacy education programs in nine states that received the 1998-99 Secretary's Awards from U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley. The programs were selected from 35 nominated programs using the following criteria: program design, instructional design, learning environment, professional development, achievement of learner goals, and program standards and evaluation. The honored programs are the following: Community Learning Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Erie Adult Learning Center, Pennsylvania; Fayetteville Technical Community College's Workforce Preparedness Program, North Carolina; Givhans Community School Center for Lifelong Learning, Dorchester County Adult Education Program, South Carolina; McLennan Community College, Waco, Texas; Lafayette Adult Reading Academy, Indiana; Cape Girardeau Adult Basic Education, Missouri; Literacy Volunteers of America--Chippewa Valley, Wisconsin; Literacy Volunteers of Maricopa County, Arizona; and Pima County Adult Education, Arizona. Each program profile details promising practices, special features, outcomes, contact information, and adult learner success stories. (KC)