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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
A Congressional staff study was undertaken to analyze the Literacy Management Information Project Report (LMIPR), released by the U.S. Department of Education in May 1986, and to determine whether its findings were valid. The LMIPR found that there are 79 literacy-related programs administered by 14 federal agencies and that $347.6 million was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Federal Aid
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1989
This document reports oral and written testimony of witnesses at three Congressional hearings on eliminating illiteracy held in spring and summer, 1989. Witnesses included Senators Paul Simon, Howard Metzenbaum, Nancy Kassebaum, Strom Thurmond, Thad Cochran, and Orrin Hatch; Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos; literacy program managers and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Educational Finance
Adult Basic and Literacy Education Program: Revised Indicators of Program Quality, Fiscal Year 2004.
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Career-Technical and Adult Education. – 2003
This document lists the Ohio Department of Education's Adult Basic and Literacy Education revised indicators of program quality. A chart details the measures and performance standards for the following quality indicators: (1) students demonstrate progress toward attainment of literacy skills at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 2001
This is the report of a congressional hearing on the new National Family Caregiver Support Program. First, it looks at this new program before it is fully implemented in the states and assesses how the states are setting up their programs. Second, it examines whether the States are receiving the clear and effective guidance they need from the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Aging (Individuals), Caregiver Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1988
This document contains transcripts of oral and written testimony from witnesses at a hearing on H.R. 18 and H.R. 460, which would create a National Youth Corps. The National Youth Corps proposal links two other proposals, the Conservation Corps bill and the National Youth Service bill, into a comprehensive bill to provide alternatives for youth in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Citizen Participation, Community Development
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1988
This document contains transcripts of oral and written testimony from witnesses at a hearing on H.R. 18 and H.R. 460, which would create a National Youth Corps. The National Youth Corps proposal links two other proposals, the Conservation Corps bill and the National Youth Service bill, into a comprehensive bill to provide alternatives for youth in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Citizen Participation, Community Development
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
This document contains transcripts of oral and written testimony from witnesses at a hearing on National Youth Service. National Youth Service is a broad concept that will allow the youth of the United States to serve their country and communities through public service. Youth Service members could, after completing their service, receive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adult Basic Education, Citizen Participation, Community Development
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1988
The Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 authorizes ACTION, an independent agency, to administer six volunteer programs including the three components under Title II, the Older Americans Volunteer Program (OAVP). The programs under OAVP--the Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), the Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), and the Senior Companion…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Grandparents
New Jersey State Developmental Disabilities Council, Trenton. – 1984
The state plan outlines standards and procedures for providing educational and other services to developmentally disabled persons in New Jersey. The first section defines developmental disabilities (DD) and considers how many people have DD, how DD affect individuals, and the purposes of the Developmental Disabilities Basic State Grant Program.…
Descriptors: Adults, Definitions, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1995
A study examined the amount of public and private resources currently being used to support the Corporation for National and Community Services' AmeriCorps*USA program. Information was collected through meetings with corporation officials; examination of legislation establishing the Corporation and national service programs; review of corporation…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. – 1998
This document provides an overview of the Workforce Investment Act, which provides the framework for a national work force preparation and employment system designed to meet simultaneously the needs of the nation's businesses and of job seekers wishing to further their careers. The document begins with a brief summary of the act's five titles,…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Advisory Committees
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1987
This document contains testimony and written statements on a proposal to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize grants to states for demonstration projects that provide services to older persons in return for their service as volunteers. Persons testifying included representatives of the Reagan Administration, voluntary nonprofit…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1981
This document is a transcript of hearings on evaluation of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA). Focus of the hearing was on mismanagement and misappropriation of CETA contract funds, especially in the last days of the Carter administration. Testimony was given by various present and former officials of the Department of Labor,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1991
This report describes a congressional hearing on implementation of the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program enacted by the Family Support Act of 1988. Focus is on the progress being made. Testimony includes statements and prepared statements from U.S. senators, and individuals representing the Administration for Children and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Services, Federal Legislation, Hearings
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1995
This document records the oral and written testimony of witnesses who testified at 2 days of U.S. Senate oversight hearings on Job Corps programs. Witnesses included several Senators who have been involved in Job Corps legislation since the program's beginning in 1968, Job Corps program completers and dropouts, and local officials in areas of Job…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
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