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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1998
This document presents the transcript of Congressional hearings held before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources on the scope and implications of illiteracy in the United States and on school and adult programs addressing literacy. After opening statements of the Hon. James M. Jeffords and the Hon. Christopher J. Dodd, the transcript for the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educationally Disadvantaged, Hearings
National Inst. for Literacy, Washington, DC. – 1995
The purpose of this publication is to inform the literacy field of the effect that recent political changes in the U.S. Congress could have on the literacy and adult basic education (ABE) fields, how the various legislative processes work, and how individuals in the literacy field can participate in the legislative process. The various steps in…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. – 1991
Delineating the content that must be covered in the secondary schools of the State of Idaho, this guide presents a course of study for teaching English language arts for success in the workplace. Although educators sometimes use the terms interchangeably, the course of study in the guide is not an instructional or curriculum guide--it prescribes…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Career Change, Communication Skills, Course Descriptions
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
This document contains oral and written testimony from a Congressional hearing on dropout prevention and workplace literacy held in Flint, Michigan, in February 1991. Testimony was given by officials of the United Auto Workers/General Motors training programs, a Michigan state senator and a state representative, school system and college…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Dropout Prevention, Federal State Relationship, Hearings
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
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
The National Literacy Act of 1991 is a comprehensive approach for improving the literacy and basic skill levels of adults by coordinating, integrating, and investing in adult and family literacy programs at the federal, state, and local levels. The legislation provides for research and program delivery. All sectors, including public,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Education Work Relationship
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1994
These Congressional hearings contain testimony regarding options for restructuring the federal employment and training system. Representatives of the following agencies and organizations provided testimony at the hearings: National Commission on Employment Policy; Health, Education and Human Services Division, Education and Employment Issues, U.S.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Change Strategies, Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness
