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A Survey of U.S. Education Policy Regarding the Education of Adults
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Roumell, Elizabeth Anne; Salajan, Florin D.; Todoran, Corina – Educational Policy, 2020
In the United States, adult and workforce education (AE) seems to be located, simultaneously, both everywhere and nowhere in particular. Ongoing shifts in national economic demands and changes in requirements for training and education have brought learning in the adult years into the federal public policy arena. Sometimes referred to as lifelong…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Adult Education, Educational History, Policy Formation
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998. Annual Report to Congress, Program Year 2015-16
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US Department of Education, 2019
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the "Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998" (AEFLA), enacted as "Title II" of the "Workforce Investment Act of 1998" (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), was the major source of federal support for adult basic education (ABE) and literacy education…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Grants, Federal Legislation, Adult Literacy
Adult Education and Literacy: Coordinator Handbook. Program Year 2019-2020
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Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2018
Adult education and literacy has never been more valued in Iowa than it is now. Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) empowers individuals to become self-sufficient by providing the basic skills and knowledge necessary to complete a secondary education credential and helps them meet their education and career goals. Nationally, AEL programs serve 1.5…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Secondary Education, Adult Basic Education
Adult Education and Literacy: Coordinator Handbook. Program Year 2018
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Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2017
Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) empowers individuals to become self-sufficient by providing the basic skills and knowledge necessary to complete a secondary education credential and helps them meet their education and career goals. Nationally, AEL programs serve 1.5 million adults who are no longer in school and who lack basic literacy and math…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Literacy, Secondary Education, Adult Basic Education
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998. Annual Report to Congress, Program Year 2011-12
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Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2015
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the" Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998" (AEFLA), enacted as "Title II" of the "Workforce Investment Act of 1998" (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Adult Education, Family Literacy
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998. Annual Report to Congress, Program Year 2010-11
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Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2013
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998. Annual Report to Congress, Program Year 2009-10
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Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2012
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998. Annual Report to Congress, Program Year 2006-07
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Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2011
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998. Annual Report to Congress, Program Year 2008-09
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Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2011
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998. Annual Report to Congress, Program Year 2007-08
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Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2011
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998. Annual Report to Congress, Program Year 2005-06
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Office of Vocational and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2010
The Adult Education--Basic Grants to States program authorized under the Adult Education and Family Literacy Act of 1998 (AEFLA), enacted as Title II of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) (P.L. 105-220), is the major source of federal support for adult basic education and literacy education programs. When AEFLA was authorized in 1998,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Family Literacy, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
Improving Performance, Reporting Results: The Guide to Using the EFF "Read With Understanding" Assessment Prototype. Equipped for the Future Assessment Consortium
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National Institute for Literacy, 2004
In January 2000, the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) published "Equipped for the Future Content Standards: What Adults Need to Know and be Able to Do in the 21st Century." Since then, people in states and adult education programs across the country who are using the 16 Equipped for the Future (EFF) Standards have been looking forward to the…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Adult Basic Education, Curriculum
Iowa's Community College Adult Literacy Annual Report. Program Year 2007, July 1, 2006-June 30, 2007
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Division of Community Colleges and Workforce Preparation, Iowa Department of Education, 2007
This comprehensive document replaces the previously published Benchmark Report, Benchmark Report Executive Summary, Iowa's Community College Basic Literacy Skills Credential Report, Iowa GED Statistical Report, GED Annual Performance Report and Iowa's Adult Literacy Program National Reporting System Annual Performance Report (Graphic…
Descriptors: Credentials, Literacy Education, Youth Programs, Adult Basic Education