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Pickard, Amy – Adult Literacy Education, 2022
This essay describes the decline in the number of participants enrolled in federally-funded adult basic education (ABE), adult secondary education (ASE), and adult English Language (EL) programs. Enrollment data since 1965 indicate a steep and consistent downward trend in the number of adults enrolling in these programs since the 1990s.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Basic Education, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
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William T. Gormley; Sara Amadon; Katherine Magnuson; Amy Claessens; Douglas Hummel-Price – AERA Open, 2023
In this study, we used data from a cohort of 4,033 Tulsa kindergarten students to investigate the relationship between pre-K enrollment and later college enrollment. Specifically, we tested whether participation in the Tulsa Public Schools universal pre-K program and the Tulsa Community Action Project (CAP) Head Start program predicted enrollment…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Public Schools, Kindergarten
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Smith, Nicole J.; Lounsbery, Monica – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), 2009
Quality physical education is recognized for its health-related benefits and should be supported as an integral component of every school's curriculum. Unfortunately, quality physical education is not easily established or maintained. Many physical education programs face challenges such as reduced staff, large class sizes, inadequate facilities…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Physical Activities, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs